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Plato is quoted as saying "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

On a similar theme of being kind:

James M. Barrie - the author of "Peter Pan" - said, "Be kinder than necessary."

Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?

James M. Barrie

Chapter one of " The little White Bird " Published 1902.

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