"The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man."
"Englishmen rarely cry, except under the pressure of the acutest grief; whereas in some parts of the Continent the men shed tears much more readily and freely."
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Source: Charles Darwin, Sir Francis Darwin (2010). “The Works of Charles Darwin, Volume 23: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals”, p.117, NYU Press
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