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On the Basis of Morality Quotes
Compassion is the ultimate source of morality.
[Die Grundlage der Moral im Mitleid nachzuweisen.]
Source:
(Swan Sonnenschein & Co., ed. 1903), Page 285
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On the Basis of Morality
Writer:
Arthur Schopenhauer
Genre:
Philosophy
Published:
1841
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