"Religions don't own compassion; it is a human virtue."

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Karen Armstrong

#Compassion Quotes #Virtue Quotes #Humans Quotes

“But what is happiness? If we consider what the function of man is, we find that happiness is a virtuous activity of the soul.”
“But once we realize that people have very different kinds of minds, different kinds of strengths -- some people are good in thinking spatially, some in thinking language, others are very logical, other people need to be hands on and explore actively and try things out -- then education, which treats everybody the same way, is actually the most unfair education.”
“Pity and need Make all flesh kin. There in no caste in blood.”

Source : Edwin Arnold (2016). “The Light of Asia, or the Great Renunciation (Mahâbhinishkramana): Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism (as Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist)”, p.79, Routledge
“Being seen as the best striker in Europe doesn't spur me on-it's helping my team to success. That's my only aim. I'm not a machine.”
“Education is an adventurous quest for the meaning of life, involving an ability to think things through. --Z. Applewhite.”

Source : Stephanie S. Tolan (2004). “Surviving the Applewhites”, Turtleback Books
“Winning is not a secret that belongs to a very few, winning is something that we can learn by studying ourselves, studying the environment and making ourselves ready for any challenge that is in front of us.”
“Being smart spoils a lot of things, doesn't it?”

Source : Thomas Harris (2009). “The Silence of the Lambs”, p.22, Macmillan
“Performing was terrifying.”

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