Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.

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"Patriotism is the passion of fools and the most foolish of passions."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Belief

"Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Balance

"Compassion is the basis of morality."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Compassion

"Every parting gives a foretaste of death; every coming together again a foretaste of the resurrection."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Hope

"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone."

- Arthur Schopenhauer

Self-awareness

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

Compassion