Self-pity is an ignoble emotion, but we all feel it, and the orthodox critical line that it represents some kind of artistic… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“she did at least feel pity for me, pity for a lost soul. And if once a girl’s heart is moved to… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
Pictures... are also opinions... [they] set down what the camera operator sees and he sees what he wants to see and what… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“for in prosperity prayers seem but a mere medley of words, until misfortune comes and the unhappy sufferer first understands the meaning… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“Anger and shame laced with loneliness spread throughout her, heating her to the core. Self-pity wasn’t something Bess would normally succumb to,… — Inger Iversen Copy Share Image
Pride is such a weak emotion rooted in self pity, vanity, and distortion of value, how can you ever value another or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I have always, privately and humbly, thought it a pity that so good a word [as culture] should go out of the… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould Copy Share Image
The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes,… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
“Jesus expressed intense anger toward those who where immoral, such as the self-righteous Pharisees, but he never suggested that they were demonized.… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
Ah; but my courage fails me, and my heart is sick within me! —Lord, take pity on the Christian who doubts, on… — Joris-Karl Huysmans Copy Share Image
I seem to be the only person in the world who doesn't mind being pitied. If you love me, pity me. The… — Jessamyn West Copy Share Image
He [the writer] must, teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
God, Who is by nature good and dispassionate, loves all men equally as His handiwork. But He glorifies the virtuous man because… — Maximus the Confessor Copy Share Image
“One day as Father and I were returning from our walk we found the Grote Markt cordoned off by a double ring… — Corrie Ten Boom Copy Share Image
Have you ever happened, reader, to feel that subtle sorrow of parting with an unloved abode? The heart does not break, as… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
“But pity there was none. For all his old age, and his one arm, and his blind eyes, he must die the… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Absolute certainty is not something I strive for anymore. I've learned the hard way that destiny usually looks upon our most strident… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The feeling it gave me was an odd combination of weightless self-pity and excitement. I understood my life was meaningless, and this… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
We pity or condemn the communist peoples of the world for being bound in the chains of doctrine. So are we. Our… — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It… — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
The truth is that if we are consumed with finding ways to help others, there will be little room left in our… — David S. Baxter Copy Share Image
“Look" I narrowed my eyes at Mr. Gorgeous. "I'm kind of in the middle of a nervous breakdown and after that I… — Jennifer L. Hart Copy Share Image
All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger… — Sallust Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to look for pity or sympathy. I was just surprised that so many people in the world of entertainment… — Moby Copy Share Image
Self-pity takes away the strength needed to escape the predicaments you're in, don't pity yourself but start to empowering yourself daily and… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
Evil men of every degree will use you, flatter you, lead you on until you are useless; then, if the virtuous do… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Sit down and put down everything that comes into your head and then you're a writer. But an author is one who… — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Copy Share Image
People sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can't get out of it by themselves. So every now and then,… — Barbara Walters Copy Share Image
I write my miserable songs. I write songs about disgust and self-pity. We’re all going to have bummer moments. That’s not the… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
For pity's sake, if you don't take a shine to a novel, there are loads more in the world; read something else.… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the… — Saint Basil Copy Share Image
“Cruel people offer pity when they no longer feel threatened. However, kind people offer compassion and understanding regardless.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
If you see somebody really pulling for your sympathy while at the same time hurting you intermittently, you should start to wonder.… — Martha Stout Copy Share Image
Temptation gains power where we see it prevail in others we know and we express neither shock or hatred of them and… — John Owen Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, we would have been orphans. We felt like orphans and we felt deserving of the pity that orphans… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, in the environment, I don't see as much willingness to invest heavily in R&D as I do in consumer technology. And… — Ramez Naam Copy Share Image
Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, can be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation. — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
Have charity towards all beings. Pity those who are in distress. Love all creatures. Do not be jealous of anyone. Look not… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
“She didn't want pity. Just to love a man and have a man love her. This was nothing to apologize for or… — Robin Schwarz Copy Share Image
Pity goes hand in hand with contempt. Don't ever forget that, Liberty. You can't take handouts or help from anyone, because that… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
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