#compassion

When two humans have lived together for many years it usually happens that each has tones of voice and expressions of face which are almost unendurably irritating to the other. Work on that. Bring fully into the consciousness of your patient that particular lift of his mother's eyebrows which he learned to dislike in the nursery, and let him think how much he dislikes it. Let him assume that she knows how annoying it is and does it to annoy - if you know your job he will not notice the immense improbability of the assumption. And, of course, never let him suspect that he has tones and looks which similarly annoy her. As he cannot see or hear himself, this easily managed. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#compassion #consciousness

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

#animal-rights #animals #compassion #duty

What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion, everyday acts of compassion. In South Africa they have a phrase called ubuntu. Ubuntu comes out of a philosophy that says, the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me. ↗

— Chris Abani

#humanity #world #africa

I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate. ↗

— Rita Mae Brown

#became #because #compassionate #i #lesbian

These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without work, learning without silence, religion without fearlessness and worship without awareness. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

#compassion #destroy #fearlessness #human #human race

The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give and take. It saves an awful lot of resentment. ↗

— Craig T. Nelson

#because #choose #compassion #give #give and take

When there's that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier. ↗

— Craig T. Nelson

#easier #forgiveness #helps #just #live

When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well. ↗

— Randy Neugebauer

#always #community #compassionate #eagerness #fallen

In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of compassion.' On the other hand, there still exists in many parts of the U.S., if not nationally, an attitude towards the concept of justice which can only be described as a 'culture of vengeance.' ↗

— Keith O'Brien

#compassion #concept #cultivated #culture #described

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#batman #compassion #courage #embody #family