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"I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water."
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"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"There is something lovable about almost everyone you encounter. Uncover it, and you will experience true compassion."

"If only you would understand the silent speech and the real pain within the innermost man of they that suffer in silence, you would never keep silent to their suffering. So many people can't speak everything about how they are suffering for the sake of dignity and confidentiality. Though they smile, they smile out of a deep pain within. When you look at someone suffering, just see how he is suffering and in so far as you can, be the joy to the innermost man of the person to the best of your ability. Don't wait for his words, just look and see!"

"The coldest depth of Hell is reserved for people who abandon kittens."

"Kindness alchemizes the soul, and a sweeter, richer life is the delicious result."

"A brother's sympathy is more precious than an angel's embassy."

"Be a good listener, don't judge and don't put boundaries on someone else's grief."

"We're all going through shit.Each one of us, in our own way.Let's remember that, when we see each other on the street,in stores, at work, and at home. Everywhere.Being human comes with lots of complications and probably too many hardships. We all struggle.So let's be good to one another, and cut each other some slack."

"It is love, has been love, will always be love that makes the biggest difference in our world."
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"The sadness of the women's movement is that they don't allow the necessity of love. See, I don't personally trust any revolution where love is not allowed."

"While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation."

"My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors."

"Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable."

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage."
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