“To augment their misery, a contagious disorder of a dangerous nature spread through the land; and, rendered more virulent by the uncleanness, the indifferent food, and the wretched lodging of the lower classes, swept off many whose fate the survivors… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“Nietzsche believed that if Pity were to become the core of ethics, misery would become contagious and happiness an object of suspicion” — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
