Not to hurt our humble brethren in fur, feather or fin, is our first duty to them, but to stop read more

Not to hurt our humble brethren in fur, feather or fin, is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission: to be of service to them whenever they require it.

Our task must be to free ourselves . . . by widening our circle
of compassion to embrace all read more

Our task must be to free ourselves . . . by widening our circle
of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of
nature and its beauty.

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain a radical atheist, it's absolutely read more

For those who may not find happiness to exercise religious faith, it's okay to remain a radical atheist, it's absolutely an individual right, but the important thing is with a compassionate heart -- then no problem.

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.

the train rolls by the cows
grazing in the meadows
.. and they hear the moos
the frightened cries
of read more

the train rolls by the cows
grazing in the meadows
.. and they hear the moos
the frightened cries
of their fellows
captive in the cars.

Wars begin in the minds of man, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of read more

Wars begin in the minds of man, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of read more

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace.

A state has the right to prohibit the killing
of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.

A state has the right to prohibit the killing
of dogs and bears whether for film or for other purposes.