Aldo Leopold Quotes

Human morality is unthinkable without empathy.

Many religious confessions share common values. They teach that we should do unto others as we would have them do unto us.

If we are not our brother's keeper, at least let us not be his executioner.

Why does God endow us with compassion?

I don't think love is a tricky issue at all. Love is best understood when we share: Share time, energy, food, resources, insights, information, whatever. It's usually thought of as something that exists between two people, but that's just because it's easier to see and feel in the space between them. Each person is sharing a lot with the other.

My grandmother had a great saying. It always stuck with me: 'People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.' They've got to see it and feel it. And it's for real. And that's all. Be who you are.

Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity would be in itself sufficient for them; and so, perhaps, it would, if they had it.

I think more important than law is the hearts of people.

I'd rather talk to people about their personal spiritual practices or what they believe love is. I'm born to do that. Could I enter into the political realm and dive into that? Sure, but I don't think I would want to do that.

Love without conversation is impossible.

I believe in working with the hearts of people, and not locking them up.

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.

Love is stronger than justice.

I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.

Love is a better teacher than duty.

Love is too young to know what conscience is.

We can only learn to love by loving.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.

What we yearn for as human beings is to be visible to each other.

Forgiveness is a basis for moral and ethical behavior.

Justice has sufficient authority without wisdom, but wisdom without justice does not have the force to instill faith. For the craftier and shrewder someone is, the more envied and mistrusted he becomes when his reputation for honesty has been lost. For this reason, justice accompanied by understanding will have as much strength as it wishes to instill confidence. Justice without wisdom is capable of much, but wisdom without justice can accomplish nothing

We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

Compassion is the basis of all morality.