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Smile if you want a smile from another face.

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We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity.
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Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
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Compassion is not helpless pity, but an awareness and determination that demands action.
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Spirit is a land of high white peaks and glittering jewel-like lakes and flowers. Life is sparse and sounds travel great distances.
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The practice of love can be expressed in one sentence: 'Do not harm others.'
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