Marion Marechal-Le Pen Quotes

Only when the sense of the pain of others begins does man begin.

We're a compassionate nation.

The American people have not become heartless.

I love mankind; it's people I can't stand.

Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

The problem with compassion is that it is not photogenic.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

May I never see in the patient anything but a fellow creature in pain.

In democratic ages men rarely sacrifice themselves for another, but they show a general compassion for all the human race. One never sees them inflict pointless suffering, and they are glad to relieve the sorrows of others when they can do so without much trouble to themselves. They are not disinterested, but they are gentle.

Compassion is the basis of all morality.

Some public officials are blessed - you can't acquire this, but you are blessed with the gift of empathy, being able to empathize with those who are suffering.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

We are a compassionate society.

Empathy should not be contingent on our proximity to suffering or the likelihood of it happening to us. Rather, it should stem from a disdain that suffering is happening at all.

Fraternity and compassion are written into nature's DNA.

What makes us different from other species is our capacity for compassion and empathy with the struggles of other people.

There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.

As human beings we're so cynical, so uncompassionate.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

Compassion may be defined as the capacity to be attentive to the experience of others, to wish the best for others, and to sense what will truly serve others.

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

Compassion is contempt with a human face.

Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food.