Quotes About Compassion

There is a poverty that makes us all cruel.

Ä°nsan çirkin, kötü, aptal da olsa, önemli olan aÅŸk denen duyguyu yaratabilmesiydi.

Für gewöhnlich neigte ich dazu, nicht dem Bedeutung beizumessen, was mir guttat, sondern dem, was ihm gefallen könnte.

Non ci sono gesti, parole, sospiri che non contengano la somma di tutti i crimini che hanno commesso e commettono gli esseri umani.

Don't get angry, she said, try to reflect: what does a woman of your understanding feel at the idea that her happiness becomes the ruin of someone else?

Ma - s'era detto - quello che è bene e quello che è male le persone ci mettono tempo a capirlo, e aiutarle significa proprio fare per loro ciò che in un determinato momento della loro vita non sono capaci di fare.

Por eso, por favor, si te ofendo, si te digo cosas feas, tú tápate los oídos, no quiero hacerlo y pese a todo lo hago. Por favor, por favor, ahora no me dejes, que, si no, me vengo abajo.

I felt the need, as I had long ago, to take care of him, to tend to him, to protect him, to sustain him in everything that he would do in the course of his life.

me había puesto en su lugar. O mejor aún, le había hecho un lugar en mí.

En un mitin en Atzcapotzalco un policía subió a hablar; dijo que él era un hombre con dignidad, se quitó el uniforme y lo pisoteó. Luego nos pidió dinero para irse a su tierra. Estaba llorando de coraje. • Julián Acevedo Maldonado, estudiante de la Facultad de Derecho de la UNAM.

Angelina, ¿qué no sabes que el amor no puede formarse a través de la compasión»

Allí donde no le entiendas, en los espacios blancos, en los huecos, pon: Te quiero.

When we grow old, there can only be one regret — not to have given enough of ourselves.

Mentally damaged people need more room than the normal sort, they can't be put off with excuses, and they need at least as much space to run around in as a medium-sized sheep dog.

Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures peace is our gift to each other.

Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.

Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.

Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world.

Only one enemy is worse than despair: indifference. In every area of human creativity, indifference is the enemy; indifference of evil is worse than evil, because it is also sterile.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere.

We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides.