Clarence Darrow Quotes

Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?

If you are silent, be silent out of love. If you speak, speak out of love.

Do I need to argue to Your Honor that cruelty only breeds cruelty? That hatred only causes hatred; that if there is any way to soften this human heart which is hard enough at its best, if there is any way to kill evil and hatred and all that goes with it, it is not through evil and hatred and cruelty; it is through charity, and love, and understanding?

It is our duty never to speak ill of others, you know; least of all when we know that to do so will be the cause of much pain and trouble.

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.

I am not going to change who I am. I am human and I know how to love, and be kind, and be compassionate to those who are weaker than me. Just because I have power doesn't mean I have to use it!

Compassion is the ultimate expression of your highest self

Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are. There is no smaller package in all the world than that of a man all wrapped up in himself.

We shall hurt others less. Isn't it, after all, what you always wanted?

The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the other.... The whole purpose of life is to live by love.

A sense of concern for others gives our lives meaning; it is the root of all human happiness

I'm not cruel, sir, I won't shoot you in the guts, but I will make you realize how much you took your toes for granted.

The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

Go beyond yourself and reach out to other people with a sincere love, respect, caring, and understanding of their needs.

Compassion is not a passion; rather a noble disposition of the soul, made ready to receive love, mercy, and other charitable passions.

I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.

Compassion grows in us when we know how the energy of love is available all around us.

For a person who cherishes compassion and love, the practice of tolerance is essential, and for that, and enemy is indispinsable. So we should be grateful to our enemies, for it is they who can best help us to develop a tranquil mind.

Compassion and love constitute non-violence in action. They are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. They give meaning to our activities and makes them constructive. There is nothing amazing about being rich or highly educated; only when the individual has a warm heart do these attributes become worthwhile.

How much better the world would be if we all gave gifts of understanding, and compassion, of service, and friendship, of kindness and gentleness.

Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.

Tis a barbarous temper, and a sign of a very ill nature, to take delight in shocking any one: and, on the contrary, it is the mark of an amiable and a beneficent temper, to say all the kind things one can, without flattery or playing the hypocrite,--and what never fails of procuring the love and esteem of every one; which, next to doing good to a deserving object who wants it, is one of the greatest pleasures of this life.

We like to pretend that our generous impulses come naturally. But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first. It's the reason... we have to get burned before we understand the power of fire; the reason our most meaningful relationships are so often those that continued beyond the very juncture at which they came the closest to ending.

In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.