Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

Nobody should consider himself superior to another nor do him harm.

A policy of humanity; a policy not of party, sect or creed; but of justice, of reason and mercy

A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.

Society needs both justice and compassion, a head and a heart, if it is to be civilised.

It's just better to promote love and fairness and equality than it is to promote something you think is based on your religious beliefs.

When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.

Compassion is where peace and justice kiss

there's no justice, there's only love.

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side.

I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy.

I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.

I abhor discrimination. The way I was raised was like most Hoosiers, with the golden rule, that you should do unto others what you'd have them do unto you.

You know, my mother had a rule which was 'people are just people.'

This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice.

I'm not better than anyone else.

Love is stronger than justice.

Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

I don't want to be uncharitable or unkind. I want to be as harsh as truth and as comforting as justice.

Mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.

When you are about to badger the weak, Then imagine yourself before a more powerful man.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; the spirit of liberty is the spirit which weighs their interests alongside its own without bias; the spirit of liberty remembers that not even a sparrow falls to earth unheeded; the spirit of liberty is the spirit of Him who, near two thousand years ago, taught mankind that lesson it has never learned, but has never quite forgotten; that there may be a kingdom where the least shall be heard and considered side by side with the greatest.

The more we can treat people equally, the more likely they are to treat each other equally.

I don't think I necessarily try to help women; I just try to help people.