"Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering"
- Aleksander Kwasniewski
About this Quote
This quote by Aleksander Kwasniewski speaks with the power of empathy in the face of human suffering. It recommends that those that are able to show empathy despite suffering are exemplary as well as worthy of adoration. Compassion is a powerful feeling that can help to alleviate the suffering of others. It is an act of compassion and also understanding that can help to bring convenience and hope to those that are suffering. Empathy can also help to create a feeling of connection and understanding between individuals, which can aid to promote a feeling of neighborhood as well as support. By demonstrating empathy despite human suffering, we can aid to create a much more thoughtful and understanding world.
"Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding"
"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"
"Certainly it is wrong to be cruel to animals and the destruction of a whole species can be a great evil. The capacity for feelings of pleasure and pain and for the form of life of which animals are capable clearly impose duties of compassion and humanity in their case"
"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"
"Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too"
"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"
