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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.

Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

Out of compassion I destroy the darkness of their ignorance. From within them I light the lamp of wisdom and dispel all darkness from their lives.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

Make no judgements where you have no compassion.

The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace.

Wars begin in the minds of man, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

He who feels no compassion will become insane.

When an individual fear or apathy passes by the unfortunate, life is of no account.

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

The value of compassion cannot be over-emphasized. Anyone can criticize. It takes a true believer to be compassionate. No greater burden can be borne by an individual than to know no one cares or understands.

Not to hurt our humble brethren in fur, feather or fin, is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission: to be of service to them whenever they require it.

A state has the right to prohibit the killing of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.

the train rolls by the cows grazing in the meadows .. and they hear the moos the frightened cries of their fellows captive in the cars.

The dew of compassion is a tear.

The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion constitutionality is no match with compassion.