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"The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion."
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"A merciful heart beats contently stronger than many vengeful ones."

"When you have dogs, you witness their uncomplaining acceptance of suffering, their bright desire to make the most of life in spite of the limitations of age and disease, their calm awareness of the approaching end when their final hours come. They accept death with a grace that I hope I will one day be brave enough to muster."

"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."

"What is the nature of the worldly life (sansar)? God lives in every living being of the world, that means if you oppress any living being or cause misery to them, then adharma (unrighteousness, irreligion) will occur. The result (effect) of adharma will be against your desires and the result of dharma (righteousness, religion) will be favorable to your desires."

"Be compassionate ... and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be a better place."

"I call him religious who understands the suffering of others."

"Never underestimate the pains of others but consider yourself lucky."

"He is ugly and sad... but he is all love."

"Try to show grace, mercy and compassion, for one day you may need them."
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"Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty character of mysticism."

"Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation."

"There is no self-knowledge but an historical one. No one knows what he himself is who does not know his fellow men, especially the most prominent one of the community, the master's master, the genius of the age."

"Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science."

"Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center of everything else, always the first and the ultimate, the absolutely original."
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