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21 " There was hardly a touch of earth in her love for Clare. To her sublime trustfulness he was all that goodness could be—knew all that a guide, philosopher, and friend should know. She thought every line in the contour of his person the perfection of masculine beauty, his soul the soul of a saint, his intellect that of a seer. The wisdom of her love for him, as love, sustained her dignity; she seemed to be wearing a crown. The compassion of his love for her, as she saw it, made her lift up her heart to him in devotion. He would sometimes catch her large, worshipful eyes, that had no bottom to them looking at him from their depths, as if she saw something immortal before her. "
― Thomas Hardy , Tess of the D'Urbervilles
22 " Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. "
23 " You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God. "
24 " We need the compassion and the courage to change the conditions that support our suffering. Those conditions are things like ignorance, bitterness, negligence, clinging, and holding on. "
