<P> It is thought that Maclaren was the original source of the quotation `` Be kind , for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle , '' now widely misattributed to Plato or Philo of Alexandria . The oldest known instance of this quotation is in the 1897 Christmas edition of The British Weekly , penned by Maclaren : `` Be pitiful , for every man is fighting a hard battle . '' </P>
<P> It is thought that Maclaren was the original source of the quotation `` Be kind , for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle , '' now widely misattributed to Plato or Philo of Alexandria . The oldest known instance of this quotation is in the 1897 Christmas edition of The British Weekly , penned by Maclaren : `` Be pitiful , for every man is fighting a hard battle . '' </P>
who said everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about
who said everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about
Maclaren
Maclaren