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“One is that you legislate according to natural selection, the other is that you don't. You have compassion, you try and help people. It's a fundamental clash between two people who happen to love each other, which complicates everything.”

People Trying Two Helping Happens Natural Compassion Fundamentals Selection Clash Love Each Other Natural Selection

Author:Bill Nighy

“The more we study mind and matter scientifically the more we see that all things follow a natural sequence, a sequence as liable to work for our disadvantage as for our advantage. It flows like the water of a river, it falls like rain, it is as impartial as the sea. It is as innocent of malice as it is of compassion.”

Source: Llewelyn Powys: A Selection from His Writings

“One of the advantages or disadvantages of the way in which we live in these modern days is that we are ceasing to feel. That is to say we do not permit ourselves to be affected by either death or misfortune, provided these natural calamities leave our own persons unscathed.”

Way Feels Persons Natural Compassion Modern Advantage Affected Misfortunes Permit Calamity Disadvantages Modern Day

Book:Innocent: Her Fancy and His Fact

Source: Innocent: Her Fancy and His Fact

“Humanity is a natural foil for inhumanity, and humanity is what will ultimately keep us going when all else has failed.”

Humanity Natural Compassion Inhumanity Foils

Book:I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight

Source: I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight

“Apart from selfish reasons, such as fear of punishments, fear of blame, of dishonour, etc, there remains only two motives that can stop (or prevent, "empâecher", Fr.) men from acting badly; the natural sense of commiseration (or "sympathy", - "commisération", Fr.) for one's fellow men - compassion, and the influence of education, by association of ideas ("par l'association d'idées", Fr.) - habit.”

Men Two Ideas Reason Natural Acting Compassion Influence Habit Fellows Blame Remains Selfish Punishment Motive Etc Association Fellow Man Rations Dishonour Selfish Reasons Acting Badly

Author:African Spir

“In any moment we can learn to let go of hatred and fear. We can rest in peace, love, and forgiveness. It is never too late. Yet to sustain love we need to develop practices that cultivate and strengthen the natural compassion within us.”

Needs Moments Natural Compassion Practice Letting Go Late Hatred Too Late Never Too Late Rest In Peace Peace Love Love And Forgiveness Learn To Let Go

Author:Jack Kornfield