Ian Maclaren Quotes

Rev. John Watson , known by his pen name Ian Maclaren, was a Scottish author and theologian.



✵ 3. November 1850 – 6. May 1907
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Ian Maclaren Quotes

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

The British Weekly, 1897. http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/
Misattributed
Variant: Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.

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