Quotes About Compassion

Not because Socrates said so, but because it is in truth my own disposition—and perchance to some excess—I look upon all men as my compatriots, and embrace a Pole as a Frenchman, making less account of the national than of the universal and common bond.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

Dans une guerre il n'y a ni vainqueurs ni vaincus: rien que des victimes.

Shared suffering, she'd found, was no guarantee of intimacy.

Because human beings suffer so much more than ducks." "You might not think so if you were a duck.

To give a man 5 sous because he is poor and has no bread is perfect, but to give him a blowjob because he has no girlfriend is too much of a good thing: you don't have to do that.

Historically, such human beings have existed. Human beings who have worked - worked hard - all their lives with no other motive than their love and devotion; who have literally given their lives for others, out of love and devotion. Human beings who have no sense of having made any sacrifice; who cannot imagine any other way of life than giving their lives for others - out of love and devotion. In general, such human beings are invariably women.

If there is one thing that has always plunged me into sadness or compassion, I mean into a state that excludes all manner of nastiness or irony, it is the existence of Teilhard de Chardin - not only his existence, but the fact that he has, or could have had, readers, however small the number. In the presence of a reader of Teilhard de Chardin I feel disarmed, nonplussed, ready to break down in tears.

Historically, such human beings have existed. Human beings who have worked - worked hard - all their lives with no motive other than love and devotion, who have literally given their lives for others, out of love and devotion; human beings who have no sense of having made any sacrifice, who cannot imagine any way of life other than giving their lives for others, out of love and devotion. In general, such human beings are generally women.

avea alt? patologie, alt? poveste, aÈ™a c? m-am culcat aproape liniÈ™tit, fiindc? ne liniÈ™teÈ™te s? vedem, în mijlocul dramelor noastre, existenÈ›a altor drame, de care am fost scutiÈ›i.

Prihvati ?injenicu da ljudi nemaju ni dostojanstva ni prava; da su dobro i zlo jednostavni pojmovi, jedva teoretizirani oblici užitka i boli. U svemu s ljudima postupaj jednako kao sa životinjama; zaslužuju razumijevanje i sažaljenje, kako zbog duše, tako i zbog tijela. Nastavi tim plemenitim i uzvišenim putem.

Kiedy byÅ'am maÅ'a – opowiedziaÅ'a mi nieco pó?niej – nie mogÅ'am nawet kury zabi?. Ja, prawdÄ™ mówiÄ…c, te? nie; ale zabi? czÅ'owieka wydawaÅ'o mi siÄ™ du?o Å'atwiejsze.

a decir verdad, algunos seguidores de esos movimientos parecían incluso tomar sistemáticamente partido por los animales en contra del hombre, sentir más congoja ante el anuncio de la desaparición de una especie de invertebrados que ante el de una hambruna que diezmara la población de un continente. Hoy

In Cohen's opinion, the ideas manifest in Nietzsche's philosophy—the rejection of compassion, the elevation of individuals above the moral order and the triumph of the will—led directly to Nazism.

les qualités intellectuelles n'ont guère d'importance dans une relation amicale, encore moins évidemment dans une relation amoureuse, elles ont bien peu de poids par rapport à la bonté du cÅ"ur

The past is always beautiful. So, for that matter, is the future. Only the present hurts, and we carry it around like an abscess of suffering, our compassion between two infinities of happiness and peace.

Moi, j'aime les gens. Au fond, je les aime trop pour les juger.

Not having children derives not from dislike, but from love too great to bring them into this world, too limited, too vain, too cruel.

l'enfer vécu et habité rend légitime et désirable un monde où l'on tâcherait d'éviter le retour de ce qui, de près ou de loin, peut lui ressembler.

Perché per rispettare gli altri e trattarli in modo giusto, non dobbiamo dimenticarci che abbiamo tutti bisogno di qualcuno. Che siamo tutti dipendenti. Senza eccezione. E che la dipendenza non è necessariamente negativa.

I don't understand how a person won't do ANYTHING to help themselves but WILL get upset with someone else for not giving them the help the EXPECT or feel ENTITLED to. #VICTIM #TakeResponsibility #GrowUP #No1owesUshit #lifegoeson #LiveLearnLove #CheLeSmith

One result of turning a blind eye to the horrors of the world, because you can stand only so much, is that you end up forgetting that each individual who is subjected to heinous suffering is your fellow, your equal, and that you could have been in their shoes, and that he or she could one day have become your friend.

11. How generous was this person? Generosity

I want to feel what pressures other people feel. Experience the world guided by someone else's moral compass. See and hear and taste with senses formed in a completely different mold than mine. I want to see what it's like to live someone else's lie...Someone else's life.