Quote by Joseph Butler
Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy a

Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food. – Joseph Butler

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Love of our neighbour, then, has just the same respect to, is no more distant from, self-love, than hatred of our neighbour, or than love or hatred of anything else. – Joseph Butler

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respect
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Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. – Joseph Butler

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Happiness
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The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. – Joseph Butler

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An apple is an excellent thing — until you have tried a peach. – George du Maurier

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There are a lot of food Nazis in the U.S., but I believe if you can show people whats really important, theyll judge the rest for themselves. – Mehmet Oz

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Food

One should eat to live, not live to eat. – Moliere

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I wasnt passionate about food until Id been cooking for a while. I started long before food became part of the mainstream media. I just wanted to cook, period. – Bobby Flay

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My work ethic came from my parents and my fear of failure. I came from a small, predominantly black school and I didnt want to let them down. – Jerry Rice

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