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When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing -- deprived himself of

When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing — deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different. – John Galsworthy

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Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place — service — social service — the ants creed, the bees creed. – John Galsworthy

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He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral. – John Galsworthy

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But what you could perhaps do with in these days is a word of most sincere sympathy. Your movement is carried internally by so strong a truth and necessity that victory in one form or another cannot elude you for long. – Hjalmar Schacht

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Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It is originally an unlearned feeling process. Keeping grief inside increases your pain. – Anne Grant

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Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction. – Anne Sullivan

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