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Source: As quoted in an article titled Kenya's First Female Radiopharmaceutical Scientist https://allafrica.com/stories/202107250142.html by Magdalene Wanja published on 25th July, 2021.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
The British Weekly, 1897. http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/
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Variant: Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.
“Treat everyone you meet like God in drag.”
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
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.
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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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.”
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.
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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“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”
Source: The Candymakers
“… have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them.”
Source: The Apostle
