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Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food
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"Compassion is a call, a demand of nature, to relieve the unhappy as hunger is a natural call for food"

- Joseph Butler

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Joseph Butler between May 18, 1692 and June 16, 1752. He/she was a famous Clergyman from England. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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