Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I really don't like hurting people; I like making people feel good.
A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.
The idea that we cause harm by doing what we perceive to be the right thing, that's another theme that interests me. Because most people don't intend to cause harm, they cause harm by doing the right thing - in their mind.
You can have the most wonderful motives for what you do, but if what you do harms other people, you're fooling yourself.
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
I think we should all have a responsibility not to affect other people in a negative way.
We only do harm to ourselves when we harbor resentment and vitriol toward another. I do believe that everything is forgivable; some things are inexcusable but forgivable.
A lot of harm has come in all eras from people attached to one view of 'spiritual' truth.
If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world.
Everyone makes a greater effort to hurt other people than to help himself.