"The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion"
- Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
About this Quote
This quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel suggests that a true priest or spiritual leader constantly experiences a sense of something beyond mere compassion or empathy for others. Rather, they feel a greater, transcendent connection to those they serve and to the spiritual realm. This might manifest as a deep sense of obligation for the spiritual wellness of their community or an extensive sense of connection to a magnificent force. It indicates that real priests are not inspired entirely by their compassion for others, but by a deeper contacting us to serve and get in touch with something higher than themselves.
"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"
