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“I believe the vital ingredient is love—a state of caring and compassion that is so deep and genuine that the barriers we erect around the self are transcended.”
“It is compassion rather than the principle of justice which can guard us against being unjust to our fellow men.”
“There’s often a reason why people and dogs bite. It’s about self-protection. If we respect what we may not know about the suffering of others and look at them compassionately, we open the door that...”
“We must empower our weak to be strong, and teach our strong to be compassionate. This will open a door to oneness.”
“There is no problem that greater consciousness and compassion, enjoined with positive resolve of will cannot solve.”
“Without love and compassion, nothing is sacred.”
“Avoid the man without compassion, because he ain’t a man surely!”
“Jesus tells us: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ (Mk 12:31). How can we love our neighbor if we can’t or won’t love ourselves, at least a little? When we hold ourselves to unrealistic standards, th...”
“Ecclesiastes names thee Almighty, the Maccabees name thee Creator, the Epistle to the Ephesians names thee Liberty, Baruch names thee Immensity, the Psalms name thee Wisdom and Truth, John names th...”
“...writers, like priests, should have compassion...and a sensitivity to pain...”
“Life has two choices: create or destruct. These choices are the backbone for all, within oneself and outside oneself. Too many ways of thinking are described by too many people that have no idea. I...”
“Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion’s opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.”
“True kindness ennobles the giver”
“Her own misery filled her heart—there was no room in it for other people's sorrow.”
“This is the shade of difference: the door of the physician should never be shut, the door of the priest should always be open.”
“I can’t hope to convey the full effect of the embraces and avowals, but I can perhaps offer a crumb of counsel. If there is anybody known to you who might benefit from a letter or a visit, do not o...”
“Derived from the Greek word “em” (in) and “pathos” (feeling), the term “empath” refers to a person who is able to “feel into” the feelings of others.”
