Self pity Quotes

Self-pity dries up our sympathy for others.

— Mason Cooley

“Pity is a useless emotion”

— Jackson Pearce

Self-pity makes people callous.

— Mason Cooley

Guilt stirs me, but only to self-pity.

— Mason Cooley

It's okay...to hate me...i hate me too..

— Kat

Self-pity shortens your life.

— Joan Rivers

Never find solace in self-pity.

— Tasneem Hameed

Don't Be so Hard on Yourself...

— Anonymous

Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

— Cyril Connolly

“I suffer,” said Hercule Poirot to himself in acute self-pity. “Yes, I suffer.”

— Agatha Christie

“You ain't no woodstove; you can't just squat in the middle of my house and stew.”

— Catherynne M. Valente

I've always regarded self-pity as a wasted emotion.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

It seems to me that the harder I try the harder I fall.

— Anonymous

“My self-pity always had a time limit because I usually got annoyed with myself.”

— Anonymous

Unhappiness within our own life will lead us to find happiness in forbidden places

— Anonymous

We can be bitter about our shortcomings; or we can be thankful for our blessings.

— Anonymous

“There is absolutely no worse death curse than the humdrum daily existence of the living dead.”

— Anthon St. Maarten

I think the great unspoken theme in noir fiction is male self-pity. It pervades noir movies.

— James Ellroy

Self-pity is... a sinkhole from which no rescuing hand can drag you because you have chosen to sink.

— Elisabeth Elliot

The worse thing you can ever do to yourself is to be ashamed of being you just because of what other people…

— Blaze Olermiday

Love is temporary life is forever so live it to the fullest instead of wallowing in self pity and cradling a broken…

— Kiki Jones

Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.

— Eckhart Tolle

When someone breaks your trust don't feel stupid for trusting them. You didn't do anything wrong they're just an untrustworthy person.

— Sonya Parker

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

— Andre Maurois

“There was no word for self-pity in the language of the north-east of Scotland - the nearest being a word which is…

— Alexander McCall Smith

Things might have been different if she hadn't been able to drift; if she'd had to concentrate on her next meal, instead…

— Margaret Atwood

You create a good future by creating a good present. How do you do that? By recognizing the goodness that is already…

— Eckhart Tolle

I know very well that to admit to loving Bright Eyes is to admit to having an overgrown brain region devoted to…

— Ben Dolnick

I choose¦to live by choice, not by chance. To make changes, not excuses. To be motivated, not manipulated. To be useful, not…

— Babloo

Misery, in cold truth, is a weight less upon those who undergo it than upon the minds of those who see it;…

— Kenneth Roberts

“On the rebound one passes into tears and pathos. Maudlin tears. I almost prefer the moments of agony. These are at least…

— C.S. Lewis

As I obsess about my ancient problems, I feel more like I'm sinking in quicksand than lighting a torch. I'm creating neither…

— Martha Beck

For most people, self-awareness and self-pity blossom simultaneously in early adolescence. It's about that time that we start viewing the world as…

— Tom Robbins

But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most…

— Katherine Applegate

We cannot afford the luxury of self pity. Our top priority now is to get on with the building process. My personal…

— Mamie Till

“Under no circumstances should you ever fall for the seductive attraction of self-pity! Acting like a victim threatens who you truly are.…

— Tony Warrick

“Everybody is so happy, and no one has a thought for you. And this is what happens to me everywhere and always.…

— Joseph von Eichendorff

“Self-compassion isn't talked about as much as it should be, maybe because it's often confused with its troublesome cousins, self-pity and self-indulgence.…

— Sheryl Sandberg

“Once Ed said to me, "For a very long time I didn't like myself." It was not said in self-pity but simply…

— John Steinbeck

It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re…

— Aldous Huxley