"Compassion is the basis of morality." - Arthur Schopenhauer

💗 Compassion

“Compassion is the basis of morality.”

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Such a simple but powerful idea — being a good person really does start with caring about others' pain. When you lead with compassion, everything else kind of falls into place.

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