Common humanity Quote by Karen Armstrong

In our inherent contradictions as humans, and in order to validate our own pain, we deny the pain of others. But it is in…

— Hamza Yusuf

“It is in no way, shape or form your cosmic duty or responsibility to take away the pain of other people. This is because…

— Mateo Sol

“Laying down one's life to inflict pain on others is not praiseworthy or courageous. Sacrificing oneself to ease the pain of others is true…

— Anita Krishan

“When we feel like victims, all our actions and beliefs are legitimised, however questionable they may be. Our opponents, or simply our neighbours, stop…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“When we are in constant pain, we cannot empathize with others, nor can we help them. It is only when we allow ourselves to…

— Vironika Tugaleva

“If we turn away from our own pain, we may find ourselves projecting this aversion onto others, seeing them as somehow inadequate for being…

— Sharon Salzberg

The cognitive dissonance, the denial and cowardice that spare us painful truths and prevent us from acting in defense of innocent victims while allowing…

— Mira Sorvino

Unkind people imagine themselves to be inflicting pain on someone equally unkind.

— Marcel Proust

“Hurting ourselves to inflict pain on others is just another cry to be loved.”

— Mitch Albom

The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I've also learned that the more we diminish our own pain, or rank it compared to what others have survived, the less empathic we…

— Brené Brown

“Maybe you receive pain selfishly — thinking only of yourself. The cycle of pain wounds every participant; both victim and aggressor.”

— Bryant McGill