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The final causes, then, of compassion are to prevent and to relieve misery. ↗

— Joseph Butler

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Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food. ↗

— Joseph Butler

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Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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These things will destroy the human race: politics without principle, progress without compassion, wealth without work, learning without silence, religion without fearlessness, and worship without awareness. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

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I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people. ↗

— Jim Wallis

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We are mortals all, human and nonhuman, bound in one fellowship of love and travail. No one escapes the fate of death. But we can, with caring, make our good-byes less tormented. If we broaden the circle of our compassion, life can be less cruel. ↗

— Gary Kowalski

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The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion. ↗

— Christopher Darden

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I would say I have compassion. ↗

— Kim Delaney

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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ↗

— Dalai Lama

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

— Everett Dirksen

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