Felix Adler Quotes

Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul.

Compassion is a verb.

Love burdens itself with the wants and woes and losses and even the wrongs of others.

A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.

How do we know that Moses was grown up? Because he went out unto his brethren, and was ready to bear the burdens and share the plight of his people. Maturity is sensitivity to human suffering.

One person caring about another represents life's greatest value.

Why should my love be powerless to help another?

To love is to take delight in happiness of another, or, what amounts to the same thing, it is to account another's happiness as one's own.

The most important responsibility we have on this planet is to take care of one another.

Compassion is the wish to see others free from suffering.

A wider of more altruistic attitude is very relevant in today's world. If we look at the situation from various angles, such as the complexity and inter-connectedness of the nature of modern existence, then we will gradually notice a change in our outlook, so that when we say 'others' and when we think of others, we will no longer dismiss them as something that is irrelevant to us. We will no longer feel indifferent.

Compassion is the chief law of human existence.

I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to choose whether they pay religion any regard, but to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.

Compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering; love is wanting them to have happiness.

The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being

And so my hope for you, good boy, as you grow taller every day, is that you will learn to take good care of yourself, and you will learn to take good care of others-and, someday, you'll see how those two things are exactly the same.

Our life depends on others so much that at the root of our existence is a fundamental need for love. That is why it is good to cultivate an authentic sense of responsibility and concern for the welfare of others.

Compassion is concern of others' well being.

It’s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we need to pay attention to our inner values. Sometimes people think compassion is only of help to others, while we get no benefit. This is a mistake. When you concern yourself with others, you naturally develop a sense of self-confidence . To help others takes courage and inner strength.

Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it and may learn.

Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian.

There is no verb for compassion, but you have an adverb for compassion. That's interesting to me. You act compassionately. But then, how to act compassionately if you don't have compassion? That is where you fake. You fake it and make it. This is the mantra of the United States of America.

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.