“Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind – it is only the difference in the victim.”
"To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic."
- Alphonse de Lamartine
Love
"Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated."
- Alphonse de Lamartine
Adversity
"Sometimes, when one person is absent, the whole world seems depopulated."
- Alphonse de Lamartine
Adversity
"Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated."
- Alphonse de Lamartine
Adversity
"Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys."
- Alphonse de Lamartine
Connection to Earth
"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."
Morality
"Whether a human being is good or bad, right or wrong, can only be determined based on circumstances."
Morality
"Always let your conscience be your guide."
- Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
Morality
"To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests."
- Matthew Scully
Morality
"When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music."
- Ellen G. White
Morality