“Plato said, be kind to everyone you meet for we are all fighting difficult battles.”

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

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The British Weekly, 1897. http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/
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Be Kind; Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle. Plato? Philo of Alexandria? http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/.
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