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Duty toward one another

One line here says something within us Bids us to reflect and create, drawing us toward connection with others.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

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Nov 07, 2020

It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.

Quotes by William Wilberforce

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Nov 07, 2020

It may seem a hard task to condemn fellow creatures to long years of confinement in prison, but it is not so hard if they clearly deserve it.

Quotes by Thomas Mellon

Man
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Nov 07, 2020

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide.

Quotes by Norman Douglas

Nov 07, 2020

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.

Marcus Aurelius

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Nov 07, 2020

Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want.

Quotes by James Fenimore Cooper

Man
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Nov 07, 2020

Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

Quotes by James Anthony Froude

Another argues confinement is justified when fellow creatures clearly Deserve it, balancing compassion against accountability.

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