quotations about compassion
Boundless compassion for all living beings is the surest and most certain guarantee of pure moral conduct.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
On the Basis of Morality
A mind committed to compassion, is like an ever-full reservoir; a constant resource of energy, determination and kindness. It is like a seed, which when it is cultivated, gives rise to many other good qualities, such as forgiveness, tolerance, inner strength and the confidence to overcome fear and insecurity. It is indeed like an elixir; capable of transmuting many an unhappy situation into a beneficial outcome. Therefore, the expression of love and compassion should not be limited to one's friends and family. Nor is compassion just the responsibility of the clergy, health care or social workers. It is the necessary business of every sector of the human community.
DALAI LAMA
The Spirit of Tibet
A great mind is above insults, injustice, grief, and raillery, and would be invulnerable were it not open to compassion.
JEAN DE LA BRUYÈRE
"Of Mankind", Les Caractères
Compassion is the basis of all truthful relationship: it means being present with love--for ourselves and for all life, including animals, fish, birds, and trees.
RAM DASS
Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service
Compassion is no substitute for justice.
RUSH LIMBAUGH
"35 Undeniable Truths of Life"
Compassion--that's the one thing no machine ever had. Maybe it's the one thing that keeps man ahead of them.
D.C. FONTANA
Star Trek: The Ultimate Computer
The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion in the only guarantee of morality.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER
The Basis of Morality