Great Pity Quotes

13 quotes by 11 authors

It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He… — Rebecca West
It is not like studying German, where you mull along, in a groping, uncertain way, for thirty years; and at last, just as you think… — Mark Twain
The Constitution they wrote was designed to protect the rights of white, male citizens. As there were no black Founding Fathers, there were no founding… — Shirley Chisholm
Writers and filmakers, that is, people who describe the world, suffer from an occupational disease. They never experience moments in life quite spontaneously. You always… — Michael Haneke
It will be a great pity if any feeling of jealousy or egotism gain ground amongst you. — Swami Vivekananda
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head. — Charles Spurgeon
Tis very great pity that they who are so apt to over-rate themselves in smaller matters, shou'd, where it most concerns them to know, and… — Mary Astell
Do you know...what I think is a great pity? It is this: that we have all become such skeptics that we hardly believe what our… — Isak Dinesen
It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at… — Laurence Sterne
To me [Edgar Allen Poe's] prose is unreadableâ€”like Jane Austin's [sic]. No there is a difference. I could read his prose on salary, but not… — Mark Twain
And therefore I looked down into the great pity of a personâ€™s life on this earth. I donâ€™t mean that we all end up dead,… — Denis Johnson
Trees had died to make these forms, and that seemed a great pity to me. — Charlaine Harris

Who Wrote These Great Pity Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 13 Great Pity Quotes as follows: