Moving Quote by Bertolt Brecht

Pity is easy, but it is difficult to care.

— Ray Davies

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

I'm not particularly keen on pity. Pity takes something away from grief. People think they're sharing it, but really they're just taking some. I…

— Elizabeth Jane Howard

Pity is the feeling of well-intentioned people who are unable to act.

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer

I learn to pity woes so like my own.

— John Dryden

Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.

— Josh Billings

Pity is cruel. Pity destroys.

— Graham Greene

Pity is something only weakness wants.

— Mabel Seeley

Pity can be nearsighted and condescending; shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing.

— Eugene H. Peterson

Pity is a corroding thing.

— Martha Graham

We pity people too often for the wrong reasons.

— Katherine Anne Porter

We often quarrel with the unfortunate to get rid of pitying them.

— Luc de Clapiers