Pity Quotes

1088 Pity quotes by 756 unique authors

What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it. — Margot Asquith
Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. — Mark Twain
Love and pity and wish well to every soul in the world; dwell in love, and then you dwell in God. — William Law
I used to think it a pity that her mother rather than she had not thought of birth control. — Muriel Spark
My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity. — Wilfred Owen
Pity is treason. — Maximilien Robespierre
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires. — Edwin Arlington Robinson
Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the… — Gustave Flaubert
What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion! — Sydney Smith
Most of the time nothing much is required of directors, which is a pity. — Asia Argento
Most women have a good deal of pity for some other woman's husband — Douglas Jerrold
Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease… — Og Mandino
God of pity and love, return to this earth. Go not so far away, leaving us to evil. Darkness is loose upon the world, the… — Robert Nathan
If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their… — Lord Chesterfield
Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one which arouses the least pity in the person who causes it. — Francois La Rochefoucauld
For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it is a pity that you use it… — Rachel Carson
Self-pity is our worst enemy, if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world — Superman
Never find solace in self-pity. — Tasneem Hameed
Self-righteousness and self-pity both lead to self-destruction. — Tasneem Hameed
Before we commiserate with others, right pity ourselves before others sympathetic to our plight — Unknown Author

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