Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Greetings fellow quote lovers:
Today’s theme is “compassion”. As I get older, it appears
that our world is declining in this essential human
emotion. I hope you save some of these to remind you that
we all need to be mindful (full of mind) and open to
compassion.
Best,
JA
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*—- Quotes For The Week —-*
Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of
our dreams, but no machine can replace the human
spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.
–Louis Gerstner
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Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is
compassion even the most poisonous impulses remain
relatively harmless.
–Eric Hoffer
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Compassion automatically invites you to relate with
people because you no longer regard people as a drain
on your energy.
–Chogyam Trungpa
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**— MYSTERY QUOTE —**
Compassion is the basis of morality.
See at the bottom for the answer
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*—- More Quotes for the Week —-*
One should never direct people towards happiness, because
happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should
direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at
its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel
affection for each other, and this is the highest
achievement they can aspire to.
–ALEKSANDR SOLZHENITSYN
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A religious man is a person who holds God and man in
one thought at one time, at all times, who suffers harm
done to others, whose greatest passion is compassion,
whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair.
–ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL
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The act of compassion begins with full attention, just
as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If
you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If
you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If
empathy arises, and if that person is in dire need, then
empathic concern can come. You want to help them, and
then that begins a compassionate act. So I’d say that
compassion begins with attention.
–DANIEL GOLEMAN
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Man may dismiss compassion from his heart,
but God never will
–Willian Cowper
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MYSTERY QUOTE AND ANSWER – DID YOU GUESS CORRECTLY?
Compassion is the basis of morality.
MYSTERY QUOTE ANSWER: ARNOLD SCHOPENHAUER
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