“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
Albert Einstein,
born: March 14, 1879
died: April 18, 1955
“And as I’ve gotten older, I’ve had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.”
Martin Scorsese, American director
born: November 17, 1942
died: —
“I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.”
Albert Schweitzer, German theologian
born: January 14, 1875
died: September 4, 1965
Which are your favourite quotes on ‘compassion’? 🙂