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For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any tha...more

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The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

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Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things man will not find peace.

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Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

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Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itse...more

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A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint.

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The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must...more

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We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow...more

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Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Th...more

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Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

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The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoi...more

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The fundamental principle of morality which we seek as a necessity for thought is not, however, a matter only of arranging and deepening current views...more