Contrast Quote by Ambrose Bierce Download Open image “PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.” — Ambrose Bierce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Contrast Exemption Failing Failure Inspired Pity
Pity is the feeling of well-intentioned people who are unable to act. — Pramoedya Ananta Toer Copy Share Image
Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
Pity aims just as little at the pleasure of others as malice at the pain of others Per-Se. — Friedrich Nietzsche 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 which may… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of pity. One, the weak and sentimental kind, which is really no more than the heart's impatience to be rid… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
You don't merely give over your creativity to making a film - you give over your life! In theatre, by contrast, you live these… — Daniel Day-Lewis Copy Share Image
The approach of intellect or noesis will forever be an effete and limited sort of thing by contrast with the vigor and color of… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
Which is probably the reason why I work exclusively in black and white... to highlight that contrast. — Leonard Nimoy Copy Share Image
Emotional Literacy means being able to recognise what you are feeling, so that it doesn't interfere with thinking. It becomes another dimension to draw… — Susie Orbach Copy Share Image
I believe in the people of our state and making sure the voices of the people of our state are heard in Washington. And… — Cal Cunningham Copy Share Image
I have always liked the contrast between being blonde and having dark features. — Rita Ora Copy Share Image
One can hardly appreciate how academia has perverted its highest tasks and "ideals" without pondering long and hard the implications of Jacques Barzun's House… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
There's this one song called 'Final Warning' that I'm really excited about because I love the contrast of my vocal sounding very soothing and… — Skylar Grey Copy Share Image
Trump conducts meetings and actually tries to get something done rather than just have the meeting and rather than just announce a framework and… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
In a way, human beings have never been part of the natural order; we're not biological in the normal sense. Normal biological animals stop… — Sam Keen Copy Share Image
On the surface the avant garde as a whole seems united primarily in terms of what they are against: the rejection of social institutions… — C. D. Innes Copy Share Image
One of the most durable successes of the war on poverty was to dramatically reduce the number of elderly poor in America. That's still… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
