The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

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"If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality."

- Norman Cousins

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"Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live."

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"History is a vast early warning system. #PayAttention #HistoricalPatterns"

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"The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death of inspired response, the awareness that makes it possible to feel the pain or the glory of other men in yourself."

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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

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