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In necessary
things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things,
charity.
-- Anne Baxter
1923-1985, American Actress
Compassion has
no place in the natural order of the world which operates on
the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is
therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural.
-- John Berger
1926-, British Actor, Critic
I know the
compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise
it. But it can't quench pain, it slips through your soul as
through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged
from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we
can no longer respect or love it.
-- Georges Bernanos
1888-1948, French Novelist,
Political Writer
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.
-- Bhagavad Gita
c. BC 400-, Sanskrit Poem
Incorporated Into the Mahabharata
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