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" I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics. "

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Help

Man

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Never

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Life

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" Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. "

" I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end. "

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Life

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