Pity Quotes

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I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something… — H. L. Mencken
God pity the man of science who believes in nothing but what he can prove by scientific methods; for if ever a human being needed… — J. G. Holland
I pity from the bottom of my heart any individual who is so unfortunate as to get into the habit of holding race prejudice, for… — Booker T. Washington
I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. Everything we do is to improve it, if… — Patrick Henry
Want compassion is not to be numbered among the general faults of mankind. The black ingredient which fouls our disposition is envy. Hence our eyes,… — Henry Fielding
As the pain that can be told is but half a pain, so the pity that questions has little healing in its touch. — Edith Wharton
Doubtless a great anguish may do the work of years, and we may come out from that baptism of fire with a soul full of… — George Eliot
These fellow-mortals, every one, must be accepted as they are: you can neither straighten their noses, nor brighten their wit, nor rectify their dispositions; and… — George Eliot
He spoke wistfully of a sudden leaving, a breaking of old ties, a flight into a strange world, ending in this dreary valley, and Ettie… — Arthur Conan Doyle
If the purpose of lamentation be to excite pity, it is surely superfluous for age and weakness to tell their plaintive stories; for pity presupposes… — Lyndon B. Johnson
In a man devoted to knowledge, pity seems almost ridiculous, like delicate hands on a cyclops. — Friedrich Nietzsche
To Mercy, Pity, Peace and Love All pray in their distress, And to these virtues of delight Return their thankfulness. — William Blake
Give me ... a compassionate heart, quickly moved to grieve for the woes of others and to active pity for them, even as our Lord… — Johann Arndt
Youth, have no pity; leave no farthing here For age to invest in compromise and fear. — Edna St. Vincent Millay
Pity! The southerly trees have shed their leaves. Nobody comes to appreciate the mountain's beauty. Tomorrow I too will float away. My reflection gone from… — Cheng Man-ch'ing
What is pity but the vice of kindness. — Emile M. Cioran
We need to suffer, that we may learn to pity. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon
To love with the spirit is to pity, and he who pities most loves most. — Miguel de Unamuno
They tell us that "Pity is akin to Love;" if so, Pity must be a poor relation. — Arthur Helps

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