By compassion we make others' misery our own, and so, by relieving them, we relieve ourselves also

Quote by Thomas Browne Sr

Topics: Compassion Quotes

Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good

Obstinacy in a bad cause is but constancy in a good

We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases

We all labor against our own cure, for death is the cure of all diseases

Yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner

Yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner

Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the...

Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the...

Vice may be had at all prices

Vice may be had at all prices

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuffbox, is...

To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his snuffbox, is...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

If the poor only had profiles there would be no difficulty in solving the problem...

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...

Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater...

Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields which have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater...

Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will...

Another good thing about being poor is that when you are seventy your children will...

Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I...

Poor in my youth, and in life's later scenes - Rich to no end, I...

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask...

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask...

I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

I worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

If you are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life, your reward...

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

True poverty does not come from God.

True poverty does not come from God.

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

The more is given the less people will work for themselves, and the less they...

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.