Quotes by Compassion We are part of the whole which we call the universe, but it is an optical delusion of our mind that we think we are separate. This separateness is like a prison for us. Our job is to widen the circle of our compassion so we feel connected with all people and situations. Albert Einstein compassionjobsthinking The indifference, callousness and contempt that so many people exhibit toward animals is evil first because it results in great suffering in animals, and second because it results in an incalculably great impoverishment of the human spirit. Albert Einstein vegetarianismcompassionanimal A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe; a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and his feelings as something separate from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. Albert Einstein naturecompassionanimal Our task is to widen our circle of compassion to include all living beings and all of nature Albert Einstein circlestaskscompassion We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace. Albert Schweitzer fightingcompassionanimal For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death...and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. Albert Schweitzer compassionheartanimal I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics. Albert Schweitzer reverence-for-lifefoundationcompassion Ethics cannot be based upon our obligations toward people, but they are complete and natural only when we feel this Reverence for Life and the desire to have compassion for and to help all creatures insofar as it is in our power. I think that this ethic will become more and more recognized because of its great naturalness and because it is the foundation of a true humanism toward which we must strive if our culture is to become truly ethical. Albert Schweitzer compassionlifethinking Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind. Albert Schweitzer freedomcompassionkindness Profound love demands a deep conception and out of this develops reverence for the mystery of life. It brings us close to all beings, to the poorest and smallest as well as all others. Albert Schweitzer compassionprofoundlife If there is anything I have learned about men and women, it is that there is a deeper spirit of altruism than is ever evident. Just as the rivers we see are minor compared to the underground streams, so, too, the idealism that is visible is minor compared to what people carry in their hearts unreleased or scarcely released. Albert Schweitzer compassionheartmen If the extension of your compassion does not include all living beings, then you will be unable to find peace by yourself. Albert Schweitzer finding-peacecompassiondoe Constant Kindness can accomplish much. Albert Schweitzer karmacompassionkindness All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit. Albert Schweitzer compassionspiritpeople We need a boundless ethic, one which will include the animals, too. Until we extend the circle of his compassions to all living things, we will not find peace. Albert Schweitzer circlescompassionanimal ...I remembered the rose bush that had reached a thorny branch out through the ragged fence, and caught my dress, detaining me when I would have passed on. And again the symbolism of it all came over me. These memories and visions of the poor--they were the clutch of the thorns. Social workers have all felt it. It holds them to their work, because the thorns curve backward, and one cannot pull away. Albion Fellows Bacon curvescompassionmemories The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human. Aldous Huxley tyrantscompassionthinking We shall be permitted to live on this planet only for as long as we treat all nature with compassion and intelligence. Aldous Huxley treatscompassionlong Their false compassion is called compassion and their false understanding is called understanding, for this is their most potent spell. Aleister Crowley spellsunderstandingcompassion Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering. Aleksander Kwasniewski ablecompassionsuffering«1234567891011»
