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title: "2 Seek Pity Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“Don’t ever feel sorry for yourself. Don’t ever seek pity from other people. Don’t ever play the victim, even if you are one. Why? It’s a mentality. If you wait for someone else to solve your problems, you’re usually in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hawkins/don-t-ever-feel-sorry-for-yourself-don-t-ever-seek-pity-from-other/)

[John Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hawkins/)

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> [To desire Him to be merciful to us is to acknowledge Him as God. To seek His pity when we deserve no pity is to ask Him to be just with a justice so holy that it knows no evil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/to-desire-him-to-be-merciful-to-us-is-to-acknowledge-him-as-god-to/)

[Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/)

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