"Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are its tormented souls."
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"I don't understand love quite honestly. I think compassion is important but love fizzles out eventually. But if there is compassion in a relationship, things can always be worked out."
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"What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as he would like to be treated, if he were in their place?"
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"I have learned that human beings are not searching for philosophies, even though it may seem that way sometimes. We are searching for something we can trust. And when we find ourselves in the midst of change, the philosophies are like a broken crutch. They do not hold us up. What supports us is a force, an energy, a vortex of love that expresses through us as warmth, creativity, service, and compassion."
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"Be a lamp unto yourselves! Work out your liberation with diligence! Fill your mind with compassion!"
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"Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human."
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"Now I can look at you in peace; I don't eat you any more."
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"Politics come from man. Mercy, compassion, and justice come from God."
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"Anger and hatred lead to fear; compassion and concern for others allow us to develop self-confidence, which breeds trust and friendship."
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"I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground."
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"Now that I understand that I'm an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it."
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"As the pain that can be told is but half a pain, so the pity that questions has little healing in its touch."
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"Let us have compassion upon each other, and let the strong tenderly nurse the weak into strength, and let those who can see guide the blind until they can see the way for themselves."
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"Profound love demands a deep conception and out of this develops reverence for the mystery of life. It brings us close to all beings, to the poorest and smallest as well as all others."
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"Their false compassion is called compassion and their false understanding is called understanding, for this is their most potent spell."
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"The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings."
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"A church must be more deeply and practically committed to deeds of compassion and social justice than traditional liberal churches and more deeply and practically committed to evangelism and conversion than traditional fundamentalist churches. This kind of church is profoundly counter-intuitive to American observers. It breaks their ability to categorize (and dismiss) it as liberal or conservative. Only this kind of church has any chance in the non-Christian west."
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"There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world - no matter how large or small our circle of influence."
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"The danger of a closed mind is that it can also leave good things like love, compassion and reason on its outside."
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"Love is ruthless; it doesn't feel sorry for anyone, but it does have compassion. Fear is full of pity; it feels sorry for everyone."
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