"Compassion isn't a sign of weakness, but a mark of civilization."

--

Nicholas D. Kristof

#Compassion Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“If I have any appeal at all, it's to the fellow who takes out the garbage.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We do not hate as long as we still attach a lesser value, but only when we attach an equal or a greater value.”
“We commend the commission, under the leadership of Chairman Martin, for recognizing the reality of today's communications marketplace and for fostering an environment where there will be greater choice in communications services and providers.”
“God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.”
“And when with excellent Microscopes I discern in otherwise invisible Objects the Inimitable Subtlety of Nature's Curious Workmanship; And when, in a word, by the help of Anatomicall Knives, and the light of Chymicall Furnaces, I study the Book of Nature, and consult the Glosses of Aristotle, Epicurus, Paracelsus, Harvey, Helmont, and other learn'd Expositors of that instructive Volumne; I find my self oftentimes reduc'd to exclaim with the Psalmist, How manifold are thy works, O Lord? In wisdom hast thou made them all.”
“But, most important, we must not become as base and treacherous as our enemies.”

Source : Danielle Trussoni (2010). “Angelology: A Novel”, p.292, Penguin
“Something quite special has played out in the picturesque valleys and mountains, towns and villages of France over the past three weeks. For all who appreciate sport, it was a privilege and an inspiration to watch.”
“Work - other people's work - is an intolerable idea to a cat. Can you picture cats herding sheep or agreeing to pull a cart? They will not inconvenience themselves to the slightest degree.”

Source : Louis J. Camuti, Lloyd Alexander (1962). “Park Avenue Vet”

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