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title: "4 Know Compassion Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I know the compassion of others is a relief at first. I don't despise it. But it can't quench pain, it slips…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-bernanos/i-know-the-compassion-of-others-is-a-relief-at-first-i-don-t-despise/)

[Georges Bernanos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-bernanos/)

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> [I count the times that I've been sorry I know, I know. Now my compassion slowly drowns I know, I know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rise-against/i-count-the-times-that-i-ve-been-sorry-i-know-i-know-now-my/)

[Rise Against](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rise-against/)

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> [Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-weil/difficult-as-it-is-really-to-listen-to-someone-in-affliction-it-is/)

[Simone Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-weil/)

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> [People who have suffered know more about compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-buckley/people-who-have-suffered-know-more-about-compassion/)

[Betty Buckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-buckley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/betty-buckley-12839_about_people-who-have-suffered-know-more-about_2372629.png)

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