Quotes About Compassion

La solidaridad tiene sus raíces en el amor,

La verdadera inteligencia va de la mano de la bondad, o no es inteligencia.

La Medicina es el arte de acompañar con palabras griegas al sepulcro.

Desde los reyes a los plebeyos, desde los inteligentes a los de condición sencilla, lo que el hombre necesita es amor verdadero.

El antónimo más exacto de la soberbia es la humildad, característica del hombre que reconoce sus defectos y es capaz de someter su razón, su voluntad y sus preferencias en bien de los demás; se interesa por los problemas y las circunstancias ajenas. La humildad es el mejor camino para la ascética personal y la espiritualidad trascendente.

Lo que el hombre necesita en la vida es amor, amar y ser amado. La felicidad no es posible sin el amor. Amar a otra persona es querer su libertad, que se acerque lo más posible a ella, es decir, al bien. Esa es su gran meta. Ayudar

No sé, uno necesita de vez en cuando pensar que no todos los extraños que nos rodean son seres horribles.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.

Vain is the word of that philosopher which does not heal any suffering of man.

The wise man who has become accustomed to necessities knows better how to share with others than how to take from them, so great a treasure of self-sufficiency has he found.

Mereka yang pernah menolong orang-orang yang kesusahan, menginsafi bahwa memberi lebih baik daripada menerima.

Mercy I desire and not sacrifice", he tells them, quoting the prophet Hosea (6:6), thus giving them their subject for meditation. The

Good people destroy nothing needlessly, protect even insects from the flame of the lamp or rescue earthworms from drying asphalt into grass. They are protectors of all life—and do not fear ridicule.

If you are indifferent to a wrong, then you are part of it.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.24

One goes through life like a flower with its face turned to the sun, ever seeking, ever hoping, wanting to trust others, but afraid to do so. How much better if we trusted one another, if we saw only the good things, the finer things in our fellow creatures! How much better if we were frank and open, if we went on our ways without the cloak of hypocrisy and lies that we wear now.

When circumcising an infant child, the circumciser is as far from Jesus' Golden Rule as they can be.

And he always stood up for the underdog--never realizing that because of his size he was one himself.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong.1 Emerson

I asked Mincha if he would like to be reincarnated as the beautiful scarlet minivet. Mincha paused for a moment and then pointed out how many insects a minivet consumes in its lifetime. "Killing other creatures causes pain in the world. So from a Buddhist perspective, we must say that the minivet is not to be envied." Besides, he related, there are 500 rebirths separating birds and humans, so a bird rebirth would be a big setback from enlightenment. Back

Strength grows from building other strength, not from trampling on weakness.

one day a disciple came to complain to his teacher. 'Rabbi, some of the congregants are gossiping in the midst of prayer!' " Spira smiled crookedly. "Not such a different world after all, then. And the rabbi's response?" " 'O God,' said the rabbi. 'How wonderful are your people! Even in the midst of gossip, they devote a few moments to prayer!