Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.


On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.


I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

COMPASSION

The due of Compassion is a tear. ……..Lord Byron

Compassion brings us to a stop,
and for a moment we rise above ourselves. …….Mason Cooley

I truly believe that Compassion provides the basis of human survival. ……Dalai Lama


The path to guidance is one of Love and Compassion. The Báb, ( Siyyid Alí Muhammad)

It is a man’s sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man;
Until he extends his Compassion to all living things, he himself will not find peace.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. …….Henry Ward Beecher

Have Compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike;
each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little. ........Buddha

Compassion is not weakness;
and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. ………Hubert H. Humphrey

Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic,
between good and evil proceeding within us. ………Eric Hoffer

The strength of compassion is something that healers have and healers use. …..Ricky Williams

It is much easier to show compassion to animals.
They are never wicked. ……..Haile Selassie

The whole idea of Compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence
of all these living beings;
which are all part of one another and all involved in one another. ……Thomas Merton

It takes a true believer to be Compassionate;
No greater burden can be borne by an individual
than to know no one cares or understands. …..Arthur Stainbach

By Compassion we make others’ misery, our own;
And so by relieving them, we relieve ourselves also. ……Thomas Brown, Sr.

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