"Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless"
- Eric Hoffer
About this Quote
This quote by Eric Hoffer talks to the power of compassion in our lives. Compassion is an effective antidote to the unfavorable feelings and impulses that can develop within us. It is a way of understanding and connecting with others, and it can help to neutralize the potentially harmful effects of our own unfavorable emotions. Compassion can assist us to recognize and accept our own defects and weaknesses, as well as those of others. It can also assist us to forgive ourselves and others, and to move forward in a more positive direction. Compassion is a powerful tool for recovery and growth, and it can assist us to stay reasonably safe even in the face of our most poisonous impulses.
This quote is written / told by Eric Hoffer between July 25, 1902 and May 21, 1983. He was a famous Writer from USA.
The author also have 85 other quotes.
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"I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights"
"However, without considering this connection, there is no doubt but that more good than evil, more delight than sorrow, arises from compassion itself; there being so many things which balance the sorrow of it"
"Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American people should be reflected in this legislation, though sadly, they are silenced"
"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George"
"Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true"
