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Nothing shocks our moral feelings so deeply as cruelty does. We can forgive every other crime, but not cruelty. The reason for this is that it is the very opposite of compassion.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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Arthur Schopenhauer
Age: 72 †
Born: 1788
Born: February 22
Died: 1860
Died: September 21
Musicologist
Philosopher
Translator
University Teacher
Writer
Danzig
Nothing
Opposites
Every
Deeply
Compassion
Shocks
Crime
Shock
Moral
Cruelty
Feelings
Forgive
Doe
Opposite
Reason
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