George William Russell Quotes

If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about.

The one thing that advances a society is not technology or so-called development; it's love - that one principle.

The relation of landlord and tenant is not an ideal one, but any relations in a social order will endure if there is infused into them some of that spirit of human sympathy which qualifies life for immortality.

Everyone of us needs to show how much we care for each other and, in the process, care for ourselves.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion.

We need to pay attention to each other. We are our brother's keepers. We are our sister's keepers.

One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

Love each other or die.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.

If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die.

Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.

We all have that capacity to reach out to people we don't even know and care about them ...

What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet.

If we don't spend our time on this earth looking out for one another, what are we really doing with our lives?

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

The love of our private friends is the only preparatory exercise for the love of all men.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

Developing our sympathetic compassion is not only possible but the only reason for us to be here on earth.

There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.

We can bring positive energy into our daily lives by smiling more, talking to strangers in line, replacing handshakes with hugs, and calling our friends just to tell them we love them.

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.

I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life.

I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing and selection.