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It is… axiomatic that we should all think of ourselves as being more sensitive than other people because, when we are insensitive in our dealings with others, we cannot be aware of it at the time: conscious insensitivity is a self-contradiction. – W. H. Auden

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Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christs sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians – Bible

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Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? – James Barrie

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I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I dont despise it. But it cant quench pain, it slips through your soul as through a sieve. And when our suffering has been dragged from one pity to another, as from one mouth to another, we can no longer respect or love it. – Georges Bernanos

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I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart. – Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

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