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Quote by William Sloane Coffin

“Charity is only a waystation on the road to justice.”

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William Sloane Coffin was an American social activist, theologian, and writer. Known for his steadfast commitment to peace, civil rights, and social justice, he served as a pastor at the Church of the Pilgrim in Manhattan, New York City. An active participant in the anti-Vietnam War movement during the 1960s and 1970s, Coffin's speeches and actions significantly influenced social change, making him a prominent figure of his time. more

“Invoke the Mercy of God and as milk returns not to the udder go not back to your wrongdoing." "Have compassion on yourself and on others and Infinite Compassion will be given to you." "In the name of Allah, All-Merciful, All Compassionate, bestow on me a Mercy that shall put me beyond the need of mercy from any other than Thee.”

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Author:Muhammad

“Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.”

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Author:Gautama Buddha

“Kindnessis giving others happiness.Compassionis removing others' bitterness.Joyis freeing others from suffering.”

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Author:Gautama Buddha

“Perfect wisdom, Perfect tranquility,Perfect compassion,arise fromOur love,Our sincerity.Our understanding.”

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Author:Gautama Buddha

“Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.”

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Book:Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“A person who can get a good table at Chez Panisse at the last minute is a very important person indeed. Royalty begins with Alice Waters.”

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Author:Willard Spiegelman

“Americans, more than any other culture on earth, are cookbook cooks; we learn to make our meals not from any oral tradition, but from a text. The just-wed cook brings to the new household no carefully copied collection of the family's cherished recipes, but a spanking new edition of 'Fannie Farmer' or 'The Joy of Cooking'.”