"The root of the matter is a very simple and old-fashioned thing, a thing so simple that I am almost ashamed to mention it for fear of the derisive smile with which cynics will greet my words. The thing I mean - please forgive me for mentioning it - is love, compassion. If you feel this, you have a motive for existence, a reason for courage, a guide in action, an imperative necessity for intellectual honesty."
- Bertrand Russell
“Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in You.” (Ps 33:22)