Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Compassionate
If he be compassionate towards the afflictions of others, it shows that his heart is like the noble tree that is wounded itself when it gives the balm.
—Francis Bacon
Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
If he be compassionate towards the afflictions of others, it shows that his heart is like the noble tree that is wounded itself when it gives the balm.
—Francis Bacon