Fyodor DostoyevskyMan is a mystery. It needs to be unravelled, and if you spend your whole life unravelling it, don't say that you've wasted time. I am studying that mystery because I want to be a human being.
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In this quote, Mahatma Gandhi explains the philosophy of compassion. Compassion is the ability to feel empathy and understanding for others. It is representing our ability to be moved by the pain of others, and to want to alleviate that pain. It also means treating everyone the same, regardless of differences. For this same reason, it is important to create a world where different groups are respected for their differences, rather than pushed to conform to one common standard.
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