Self-pity is one of the most dangerous forms of self-centeredness. It fogs our vision. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To hear complaints is wearisome to the wretched and the happy alike. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Always remember that no matter how useless you feel, you are someones reason to smile. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I missed a whole cycle of childhood, but I've never used it as a device for self-pity. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
“You ain't no woodstove; you can't just squat in the middle of my house and stew.” — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
“I suffer,” said Hercule Poirot to himself in acute self-pity. “Yes, I suffer.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
The prettiest girl could have low self-esteem because self-esteem is based on what SHE thinks of herself and not what others think. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
“Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul.” — Paul Hoffman Copy Share Image
“I don't believe in self-pity. I think it's for people who have too much time on their hands. Instead of dreaming of… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Trump's "Make America Great Again" program trumpets a national identity built on scapegoating, self-pity and grandiosity, and the promise of a strongman. — Susan Faludi Copy Share Image
Self pity becomes your oxygen. But you learned to breathe it without a gasp. So, nobody even notices you're hurting. — Paul Monette Copy Share Image
Anger, resentment, envy, and self-pity are wasteful reactions. They greatly drain one's time. They sap energy better devoted to productive endeavors. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg Copy Share Image
“Self pity was a drug. I must not become addicted. Self pity is like chocolate, as you get older, you can only… — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
Replaying a painful memory over & over in your head is a form of self abuse.So make peace with yourself & your… — Simi Ngr Copy Share Image
Pity is a sense of our own misfortunes in those of another man; it is a sort of foresight of the disasters… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
A Pitiful person who is afraid of taking risks, will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps he won't suffer the way people… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Uncontrolled temper is soon dissipated on others. Resentment, bitterness, and self-pity build up inside our hearts and eat away at our spiritual… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
I just don't fit in. It seems like everyone else is sitting on the FM radio, knowing exactly what they want. Meanwhile,… — Francine Chiar Copy Share Image
“But unforgiveness isn’t the answer. It never rights the wrongs you’ve experienced, and if you’ve nursed unforgiveness and self-pity, then something has… — Pete Hise Copy Share Image
I'm not going to wallow in self-pity and not live my life. There are always going to be some falls in life… — Naomi Campbell Copy Share Image
“He didn't feel that way about anybody. You just live in the place you're in, you don't worry about where you used… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“No matter what unjust, sad, sucky things have befallen you. Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
“I am not here to serve myself. I am not here to be lauded, petted, admired or ‘affirmed.’ I am here to… — Jennie Chancey Copy Share Image
Why shouldn’t we experience heartbreak? Through those doorways God is opening up ways of fellowship with His Son. Most of us collapse… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“Mitch, I don't allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each morning, a few tears, and that's all." I thought… — Mitch Albom Copy Share Image
We are repeatedly left, in other words, with no further focus than ourselves, a source from which self-pity naturally flows. Each time… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“Year by year, his life wasn't amounting to anything at all...And yet, another part of him had expanded: his self-consciousness, his self-pity… — Kiran Desai Copy Share Image
“When one experiences a profound setback in the course of an enviable life, one has a variety of options. Spurred by shame,… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice. — Cyril Connolly Copy Share Image
Unhappiness within our own life will lead us to find happiness in forbidden places — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“My self-pity always had a time limit because I usually got annoyed with myself.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We can be bitter about our shortcomings; or we can be thankful for our blessings. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's hard to grow up in a world where you never feel like you're pretty enough. — Khat Leen Copy Share Image
