COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

1/18/2012


"Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson





The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
- Marcus Aurelius



The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes.
- William James




Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.
- Thomas Szasz



One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have
loved.
--Romain Rolland



Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.
--William Ewart Gladstone



One does not ask of one who suffers: What is your country and what is
your religion? One merely says: You suffer, that is enough for me...
--Louis Pasteur


"The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."
- Charles Du Bos
 


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