The Single Hound, p. 299
Collected Poems (1993)
“Compassion in the highest degree is the divinest form of religion.”
Alice Meynell (1847–1922) English publisher, editor, writer, poet, activist
"Introductory Note" to The Poetry of Pathos & Delight: From the Works of Coventry Patmore; Passages Selected by Alice Meynell (London: William Heinemann, 1906), p. xi.
Sarada Devi (1853–1920) Hindu religious figure, spiritual consort of Ramakrishna
[In the Company of the Holy Mother, 220-221]
Leo Tolstoy book Anna Karenina
The establishing of a fact.
Pt. IV, ch. 4
Anna Karenina (1875–1877; 1878)
“Do not despair: one thief was saved. Do not presume: one thief was damned.”
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
Attributed to St. Augustine in The Repentance of Robert Greene, Master of Arts http://www.oxford-shakespeare.com/Greene/Repentance_Robert_Greene.pdf (1592) by Robert Greene. <br class="br">Disputed <br class="br">Variant: Do not despair; one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned.
Alex Salmond (1954) Scottish National Party politician and former First Minister of Scotland
Cardinal Winning Lecture (February 2, 2008)
Context: When we consider the ideals - the values - that we should foster in Scotland's young people, we can think of the words inscribed on the mace of the Scottish Parliament. Words that help describe the values for our whole democracy: justice, wisdom, integrity and compassion. Values that are - and have always been - at the heart of Catholic education in Scotland.
