Milan Kundera Quotes

All Languages That Derive From Latin Form The Word "compassion" By Combining The Prefix Meaning "with" (com-) And The Root Meaning "suffering" (Late Latin, Passio). In Other Languages, Czech, Polish, German, And Swedish, For Instance - This Word Is Translated By A Noun Formed Of An Equivalent Prefix Combined With The Word That Means "feeling".
In Languages That Derive From Latin, "compassion" Means: We Cannot Look On Coolly As Others Suffer; Or, We Sympathize With Those Who Suffer. Another Word With Approximately The Same Meaning, "pity", Connotes A Certain Condescension Towards The Sufferer. "To Take Pity On A Woman" Means That We Are Better Off Than She, That We Stoop To Her Level, Lower Ourselves.
That Is Why The Word "compassion" Generally Inspires Suspicion; It Designates What Is Considered An Inferior, Second-rate Sentiment That Has Little To Do With Love. To Love Someone Out Of Compassion Means Not Really To Love.

Related Authors

• Francesco Marciuliano
• Henry Kressel
• Jack Schmitt
• Jeffrey Bernstein
• John Morrison
• Krystal Shannan
• Luis E. Navia
• Lygia Fagundes Telles
• Marina G. Roussou
• Michelle Cahill
• Rachel Starr Thomson
• Teresa Lynn

Related Topics

• Quotes About Learning New Skills

  The only skill that will be important in the 21st century is the skill of learning new skills.Everythi ng else will become obsolete over time. — Peter Drucker

• Frenetic Quotes

  Luna Sea's music moves quickly but intelligibly, with a darkly frenetic, creative energy. — Josephine Yun

• Mccluskey Quotes

  Rather it was being aware of what you were doing, where the sounds were coming from, what emotions they sprang from. And how your breath gave birth to the sounds. — Alan McCluskey

• Non Mother F'n Factor Quotes

  I don't think I could ever live with either a man or a woman for a long time. Male and female are attractive to my mind, but when it comes — Adam Thirlwell

• What Is Fake Friendship Quotes

  So friendship is all about ignoring? ... Fake smiles? ... Lies ... Promises which get broken? ... — Deyth Banger