--- title: "17 Pity Man Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 17 Pity Man quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Pity Man sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/marquis-de-sade-1964_excess_sensual-excess-drives-out-pity-in-man-28_2826256.jpg" --- > [Sensual excess drives out pity in man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marquis-de-sade/sensual-excess-drives-out-pity-in-man/) [Marquis de Sade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marquis-de-sade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/marquis-de-sade-1964_excess_sensual-excess-drives-out-pity-in-man-28_2826256.jpg) > [Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but not a favorite author.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/pity-the-man-who-has-a-favorite-restaurant-but-not-a-favorite-author/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5b/jim-rohn-243_books_pity-the-man-who-has-a-favorite-restaura_2056055.jpg) > [I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siegbert-tarrasch/i-have-always-a-slight-feeling-of-pity-for-the-man-who-has-no-2/) [Siegbert Tarrasch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siegbert-tarrasch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd6/siegbert-tarrasch-16474_chess_i-have-always-a-slight-feeling-of-pity-f_3107082.jpg) > [If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-cahan/if-a-man-is-tongue-tied-don-t-laugh-at-him-but-rather-feel-pity-for/) [Abraham Cahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-cahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/abraham-cahan-29449_broken_if-a-man-is-tongue-tied-don-t-laugh-at-h_1372105.jpg) > [Our lives are awkward and fragile and we have only one thing to keep us sane: pity, and the man without pity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-bond/our-lives-are-awkward-and-fragile-and-we-have-only-one-thing-to-keep/) [Edward Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-bond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/edward-bond-13025_awkward_our-lives-are-awkward-and-fragile-and-we_2935087.jpg) > [Pity the man who has a character to support - it is worse than a large family - he is silent poor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/pity-the-man-who-has-a-character-to-support-it-is-worse-than-a-large/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/henry-david-thoreau-20_character_pity-the-man-who-has-a-character-to-supp_907872.jpg) > [It is noble to pity a man who is cruel because he is weak, but it is idiotic and dangerous to allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-horsley/it-is-noble-to-pity-a-man-who-is-cruel-because-he-is-weak-but-it-is/) [Kate Horsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-horsley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b29/kate-horsley-36400_dangerous_it-is-noble-to-pity-a-man-who-is-cruel-b_2063320.png) > [but very little achievement is required in order to pity another man's shortcomings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eliot/but-very-little-achievement-is-required-in-order-to-pity-another-man/) [George Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/george-eliot-84_achievement_but-very-little-achievement-is-required_120190.png) > [I have always had a slight feeling of pity for man who has no knowledge of chess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siegbert-tarrasch/i-have-always-had-a-slight-feeling-of-pity-for-man-who-has-no/) [Siegbert Tarrasch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siegbert-tarrasch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/siegbert-tarrasch-16474_chess_i-have-always-had-a-slight-feeling-of-pi_825907.jpg) > [God pity the man of science who believes in nothing but what he can prove by scientific methods; for if ever a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-g-holland/god-pity-the-man-of-science-who-believes-in-nothing-but-what-he-can/) [J. G. Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-g-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/j-g-holland-3221_belief_god-pity-the-man-of-science-who-believes_1759649.png) > [I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/i-don-t-pity-any-man-who-does-hard-work-worth-doing-i-admire-him-i/) [Theodore Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-roosevelt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/theodore-roosevelt-218_admire_i-don-t-pity-any-man-who-does-hard-work_2337614.jpg) > [I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry, 'Tis all barren--and so it is; and so is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-sterne/i-pity-the-man-who-can-travel-from-dan-to-beersheba-and-cry-tis-all/) [Laurence Sterne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-sterne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/laurence-sterne-1405_barren_i-pity-the-man-who-can-travel-from-dan-t_527178.jpg) > [“Daniel had one more question. He hated asking it, but her answer would be exceedingly important to him. The knot in his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-bailey/daniel-had-one-more-question-he-hated-asking-it-but-her-answer-would/) [Tessa Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/tessa-bailey-2209_story_daniel-had-one-more-question-he-hated-as_2459725.jpg) > [“People are wrong when they think that an unemployed man only worries about losing his wages; on the contrary, an illiterate man,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-orwell/people-are-wrong-when-they-think-that-an-unemployed-man-only-worries/) [George Orwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-orwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/george-orwell-57_educated-man_people-are-wrong-when-they-think-that-an_534293.jpg) > [“I pity the man who can travel from Dan to Beersheba, and cry, ‘Tis all barren—and so it is; and so is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-sterne/i-pity-the-man-who-can-travel-from-dan-to-beersheba-and-cry-tis-all-2/) [Laurence Sterne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-sterne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/laurence-sterne-1405_quote_i-pity-the-man-who-can-travel-from-dan-t_1642184.jpg) > [I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-harrison/i-pity-the-man-who-wants-a-coat-so-cheap-that-the-man-or-woman-who/) [Benjamin Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/benjamin-harrison-20766_pity_i-pity-the-man-who-wants-a-coat-so-cheap_2586952.png) > [There is no pity for a man who moans about living in one town and does not move to another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-talmud/there-is-no-pity-for-a-man-who-moans-about-living-in-one-town-and/) [The Talmud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-talmud/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/the-talmud-28689_sympathy_there-is-no-pity-for-a-man-who-moans-abo_648038.jpg) 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I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Theodore Roosevelt" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-roosevelt/i-don-t-pity-any-man-who-does-hard-work-worth-doing-i-admire-him-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/theodore-roosevelt-218_admire_i-don-t-pity-any-man-who-does-hard-work_2337614.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/theodore-roosevelt-218_admire_i-don-t-pity-any-man-who-does-hard-work_2337614.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/theodore-roosevelt-218_admire_i-don-t-pity-any-man-who-does-hard-work_2337614.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. 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He hated asking it, but her answer would be exceedingly important to him. The knot in his throat had returned, but he tried to speak around it. “Do you pity me, Story?” For the second time that night, she surprised him. “No. I pity the sixteen-year-old boy. Of course I do. How could I not?” Story rose from the windowsill and placed her hands on his chest. She waited until he met her eyes to continue. “But I don’t pity the man. The man took a tragedy and used it to give himself purpose. 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