"Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival."

Dalai Lama XIV, Tibetan Spiritual Leader

Ethics, Compassion, Humanity, Peace, Stability

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"Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival."

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"Your moral foundation and character currently depend on what you hear."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Ethics are the things that say, 'Don't stick your finger in the socket.' The world says, 'It's okay because we've shut off the electricity.' And at the point that we've chosen to listen to the world and ignore our ethics, we say, 'I'm having a really hard time getting back up."

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"People shouldn't have to earn kindness. They should have to earn cruelty."

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"The Lord does not love wicked people with self-interest and involved in inquity."

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"It is better to have little and be right than to have much and be wrong."

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"I've a regard for law, although I do not always agree with it. Without law, man becomes a beast."

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"Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth."

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"Sometimes you will do good and not get an acknowledgement for it. Don't let that dishearten you, the world is a better place with your good deeds."

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"A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it."

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"Do I understand, sir, that you mean the Cause for which our heroes have died is not sacred?'If you were run over by a railroad train your death wouldn't sanctify the railroad company, would it?' asked Rhett and his voice sounded as if he were humbly seeking information."

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"Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life."

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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive."

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"To remain indifferent to the challenges we face is indefensible. If the goal is noble, whether or not it is realized within our lifetime is largely irrelevant. What we must do therefore is to strive and persevere and never give up."

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"If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding."

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"This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness."

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"I found, as every teacher does, that there is nothing like teaching to help one learn."

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"If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito."

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"We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection."

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"In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision."

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"I took note of the Buddha's teaching that in one sense a supposed enemy is more valuable than a friend, for an enemy teaches you things, such as forbearance, that a friend generally does not."

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