Attributed to Philo in How Do We Know When It's God?: A Spiritual Memoir (1999) by Dan Wakefield. It has also been wrongly attributed to Plato and Ephrem the Syrian. It is a variant of the Christmas message "Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle," written by the Scottish preacher Ian Maclaren (also known as John Watson) in 1897. <br class="br"> Be Kind; Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle. Plato? Philo of Alexandria? http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/. <br class="br">Misattributed
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Ian Maclaren (1850–1907) British theologian and writer
The British Weekly, 1897. http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/ <br class="br">Misattributed <br class="br">Variant: Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Plato (-427–-347 BC) Classical Greek philosopher
Attributed to Plato in No Ordinary Moments: A Peaceful Warrior's Guide to Daily Life (1992) by Dan Millman. It has also been wrongly attributed to Philo. It is a variant of the Christmas message "Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle," written by the Scottish preacher Ian Maclaren (also known as John Watson) in 1897. <br class="br"> Be Kind; Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle. Plato? Philo of Alexandria? http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/ <br class="br">Misattributed
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”
Wendy Mass (1967) American children's writer
Source: The Candymakers
“Plato said, be kind to everyone you meet for we are all fighting difficult battles.”
Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist
Source: Styxx
“Great physicists fight great battles.”
[Jean-Pierre Vigier, 1982, October, Louis de Broglie - Physicist and thinker, Foundations of Physics, 12, 10, 923-930, 10.1007/BF01889266]
“You're supposed to be kind to everyone, because you never know when you're meeting an angel.”
Carol Plum-Ucci (1957) American writer
Source: What Happened to Lani Garver
Sherry Argov (1977) American writer
Source: Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
“The hardest battle you’re ever going to fight is the battle to be just you.”
Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) Motivational speaker, writer
Speaking Of Love (1980)
Variant: The hardest battle you are ever going to have to fight is the battle to be just you.
Tite Kubo (1977) Japanese manga artist
Source: Bleach, Volume 01
