Why should we place Christ at the top and summit of the human race? Was he kinder, more forgiving, more self-sacrificing than Buddha? Was he wiser, did he meet death with more perfect calmness, than Socrates? Was he more patient, more charitable, than Epictetus? Was he a greater philosopher, a deeper thinker, than Epicurus? In what respect was he the superior of Zoroaster? Was he gentler than Lao-tsze, more universal than Confucius? Were his ideas of human rights and duties superior to those of Zeno? Did he express grander truths than Cicero? Was his mind subtler than Spinoza’s? Was his brain equal to Kepler’s or Newton’s? Was he grander in death – a sublimer martyr than Bruno? Was he in intelligence, in the force and beauty of expression, in breadth and scope of thought, in wealth of illustration, in aptness of comparison, in knowledge of the human brain and heart, of all passions, hopes and fears, the equal of Shakespeare, the greatest of the human race?
Robert G. IngersollTags: wisdom kindness buddhism shakespeare patience atheism isaac-newton newton william-shakespeare stoicism buddha socrates baruch-spinoza spinoza cicero epicurus epictetus gautama-buddha bruno johannes-kepler kepler zeno giordano-bruno laozi zeno-of-citium zoroaster
May my thoughts of kindness stretch over like a warm blanket to envelop your being and caress your soul.
Truth DevourTags: friendship kindness nurture
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.
Bob KerreyTags: kindness change powerful
Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit.
Robert J. FureyTags: kindness learning compassion philosophy joy feeling
Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
Eric HofferTags: kindness
Aa is for animals, friends, not food. We don't eat our friends. They would find it quite rude!
Ruby RothI have a very simple morality: not to do good or evil to anyone. Not to do evil, because it seems only fair that others enjoy the same right I demand for myself – not to be disturbed – and also because I think that the world doesn’t need more than the natural evils it already has. All of us in this world are living on board a ship that is sailing from one unknown port to another, and we should treat each other with a traveller’s cordiality. Not to do good, because I don’t know what good is, nor even if I do it when I think I do. How do I know what evils I generate if I give a beggar money? How do I know what evils I produce if I teach or instruct? Not knowing, I refrain. And besides, I think that to help or clarify is, in a certain way, to commit the evil of interfering in the lives of others. Kindness depends on a whim of our mood, and we have no right to make others the victims of our whims, however humane or kind-hearted they may be. Good deeds are impositions; that’s why I categorically abhor them.
Fernando PessoaThree of the ten principles governing the City of Joy are (a) tell the truth, (b) stop waiting to be rescued, and (c) give away what you want the most.
V (formerly Eve Ensler)Tags: truth honesty kindness compassion self-awareness life-lessons
We hunger after the sweet nectar of happiness without understanding that it is harvested from the flowering field of good deeds.
Richelle E. GoodrichTags: kindness happiness joy happy charity good-deeds richelle richelle-goodrich
Ayurveda teaches us to love "as is" - not as we think people "should be.
Lissa CoffeyTags: inspirational kindness love acceptance compassion vedic vedanta ayurveda
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