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“When an individual fear or apathy would cause us to pass by the unfortunate, then life is of no account.”

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Haniel Long was an American poet, born on March 9, 1888, and died on October 17, 1956. He is known for his unique poetic style and profound insights into American culture. more

“In the alchemy of man's soul almost all noble attributes- courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, and so on - can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between good and evil proceeding within us. Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion, even the most poisonous impulses remain relatively harmless.”

Men Soul Evil Compassion Ignorance Duty Honor Noble Loyalty Impulse Good And Evil Attributes Traffic Alchemy Poisonous Proceeding Ruthlessness Hope Love

Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer

“Every time you make a choice that expresses respect for life, you bring a little more love in your body, into your family, into our society, and into a world that is calling out for this blessing.”

World Littles Body Choices Ignorance Calling Blessing Your Body Our Family Our Society

Author:John Robbins

“Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.”

People Persons Understanding Term Challenges Views Responsibility Accepting Ignorance Point Of View Serving Tolerate Serving Others

Author:Arlo Guthrie

“Provision for others is a fundamental responsibility of human life.”

Humans Responsibility Ignorance Fundamentals Human Life Philanthropy Provision

Author:Woodrow Wilson

“Ignorance is jealousy's twin sister.”

Ignorance Twins Twin Sister

Author:Dean Frazer

“We who claim to love peace and justice must always be careful that we do not use our righteousness to provoke the violent, and in this way bring about the conflict for which we, too, like other men, are hungering in secret, and with suppressed barbarity.”

Men Way Use Justice Secret Ignorance Conflict Claims Careful Violent Righteousness Be Careful Provoking Peace And Justice Barbarity

Author:Thomas Merton

“It means a great deal to those who are oppressed to know that they are not alone. And never let anyone tell you that what you are doing is insignificant.”

Knows Mean Deals Rights Ignorance Human Rights Oppression Oppressed Insignificant Not Alone Amnesty Amnesty International

Author:Desmond Tutu

“Ignorance, when it is voluntary, is criminal; and he may be properly charged with evil who refused to learn how he might prevent it.”

May Might Evil Ignorance Criminals

Book:The works of Samuel Johnson

Source: The works of Samuel Johnson

“False taste is always busy to mislead those that are entering upon the regions of learning; and the traveller, uncertain of his way, and forsaken by the sun, will be pleased to see a fainter orb arise on the horizon, that may rescue him from total darkness, though with weak and borrowed lustre.”

Way May Darkness Sun Ignorance Taste Weak Busy Arise Regions Horizon Rescue Uncertain Entering Mislead Borrowed Traveller Forsaken Orbs

Book:The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752

Source: The Rambler: A Periodical Paper, Published in 1750, 1751, 1752

“Nothing has so exposed men of learning to contempt and ridicule as their ignorance of things which are known to all but themselves. Those who have been taught to consider the institutions of the schools as giving the last perfection to human abilities are surprised to see men wrinkled with study, yet wanting to be instructed in the minute circumstances of propriety, or the necessary form of daily transaction; and quickly shake off their reverence for modes of education which they find to produce no ability above the rest of mankind.”

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