Compassion

Sympathy, empathy, charity, benevolence, lenience

QUOTES

The fact that I have no remedy for the sorrows of the world is no reason for my accepting yours. It simply supports the strong probability that yours is a fake.
H L Mencken
Minority Report, 1956

Never find your delight in another's misfortune.
Publius
-50

Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery.
Edward Gibbon
Decline , 1776

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent.
Mme deStael
Corinne, 1807

We are all strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.
laRochefoucald
Maxims, 1678

See Also Anger Apathy

References

History

The Marshall Plan

The Peace Corps

Volunteers in Service to America

Arts & Science

Zoo programs to preserve species

Movies: Schindler's List, The Best Years of Our Lives

Literature

Isaac Azimov: I, Robot

Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist

William Faulkner: As I Lay Dying

Gustave Flaubert: Madame Bovary

Kenneth Grahame: The Wind in the Willows

Lois Lowry: The Giver

Nicholas Monsarrat: The Cruel Sea

Emily Neville: It's Like This, Cat

Jerry Spinelli: Wringer

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