I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have read more

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with read more

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst

Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared read more

Each being is sacred -- meaning that each has inherent value that cannot be ranked in a hierarchy or compared to the value of another being.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking read more

I would rather feel compassion than know the meaning of it. I would hope to act with compassion without thinking of personal gain.