Pity Quotes

Youth, beauty, graceful action seldom fail: But common interest always will prevail; And pity never ceases to be shown To him who makes the people's wrongs his own.

It is not only species of animal that die out, but whole species of feeling. And if you are wise you will never pity the past for what it did not know, but pity yourself for what it did.

Like all sick children,' he answered dispassionately, 'you say you don't want pity, but your very existence depends upon it.

When late I attempted your pity to move, Why seemed you so deaf to my prayers? Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love But-why did you kick me downstairs?

The comfortable people in tight houses felt pity at first, and then distaste, and finally hatred for the migrant people.

I'm really convinced that our descendants a century or two from now will look back at us with the same pity that we have toward the people in the field of science two centuries ago.

Sympathy is never waisted except when you give it to yourself.

Inside your own self pity there you swim, in sinking down to drown her voice still haunts you, and only with your laughter can you win.

It's a pity we can't play in two or three days as I like to play straight away after a bad game

There is nothing which one regards so much with an eye of mirth and pity as innocence when it has in it a dash of folly.

Divine punishment is at once followed by Divine pity.

Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.

Self Pity is the most miserable party to go to, because, in case you haven't noticed, you're the only one who is there.

People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'

Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.

It is noble to pity a man who is cruel because he is weak, but it is idiotic and dangerous to allow him to have power.

Just about the worst thing a leader can nurture in his heart is self-pity. And just about the worst thing a leader can do in front of his people is murmur and complain.

You ought to pity me 'cause there's always one man to love/ But in the bedroom the size of him's more than enough.

He does not feel pity for himself - thus he can successfully develop.

Pity is an emotion that can get you killed. The only thing more dangerous is blind hate, and maybe love.

This train of thought was heading straight for Pity City, and she wanted to get off.

I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren--and so it is; and so is all the world to him who will not cultivate the fruits it offers.

Pity goes hand in hand with contempt. Don't ever forget that, Liberty. You can't take handouts or help from anyone, because that gives people the right to look down on you.

Time to stop crying, time to get her act together and do something. Time to move beyond the pity party.

No love or pity, pardon or excuse should soften the sharp pang of reparation for the guilty man.

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

An ounce of help is worth more than a pound of pity any day.

It is in the book of man, not the book of god, that we must look for examples of heroism, love, pity, justice, truth, honor, humanity.

Pity is something only weakness wants.

If I were over full of pity for the cow, I should sacrifice my life to save her but not take my brother's.

When I see a cow, it is not an animal to eat, it is a poem of pity for me and I worship it and I shall defend its worship against the whole world.

The cow to me is a sermon on pity.

Tulsidas's Ramayana is a notable book because it is informed with the spirit of purity, pity and piety.

... real pity should stretch out to people whom we do not like -- to those whom we have injured or who despitefully use us.

Age, per se, may claim tenderness and pity, but not respect; that only comes when the years have brought humanity and wisdom and the experience that worketh hope.

God pity the tortured hearts that will pant through this night! And the agony of the poor wife who has heard that her husband is really killed!

I pity those who have no taste for reading.

pity and charity may be at root an attempt to propitiate the dark powers that have not touched us yet.

It is one of the best traits of good people that they love where they pity. And this is truer of women than of men.

It is a pity we can't escape from life when we are young.

Pity is a corroding thing.

Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?

If I could do my life over, I would try to cleanse at least my pleasures of self-pity.

Pity drowns in numbers.

What is of most moment of compassion is not feelings of pity but feelings of togetherness.

There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.

What are you doing?" she asked, trying to raise herself. "First, I thought I'd show you what a pity it would be if they cut off my wicked tongue.

In an ideal world, we would have been orphans. We felt like orphans and we felt deserving of the pity that orphans get, but embarrassingly enough, we had parents.

If you have been wise and successful I congratulate you. Unless you are unable to forget how successful you have been, then I pity you.

Just as there comes a warm sunbeam into every cottage window, so comes a lovebeam of God's care and pity for every separate need.