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Compassion Quotes - Page 75

The well taught philosophic mind To all compassion gives; Casts round the world an equal eye, And feels for all that lives.

Anna Letitia Barbauld, Lucy Aikin (1825). “The works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld: in two volumes”, p.37

We must help each other to be present and compassionate. Remember that we have no idea what the person next to us is going through; compassion is the only choice.

"Orange Is the New Black Star Alysia Reiner: Channeling Compassion Into Activism". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. January 27, 2015.

If we are but sure the end is right, we are too apt to gallop over all bounds to compass it; not considering the lawful ends may be very unlawfully attained.

Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.49, Courier Corporation

There is this notion that the lives of the comfortable-off middle class don't merit being treated seriously and with compassion.

"William Nicholson: middle classes not fashionable for books or TV dramas". The Telegraph Interview, www.telegraph.co.uk. July 12, 2011.