Pity Quotes
1088 Pity quotes by 756 unique authors
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I see filmmaking as a business and pity anyone who regards it as an art form.
— Unknown Author
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Music and dancing (the more the pity) have become so closely associated with ideas of riot and debauchery among the less cultivated classes, that a…
— John Herschel
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The modern world is full of the old Christian virtues gone mad. The virtues have gone mad because they have been isolated from each other…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Do not be proud of your inconsistency. It is a pity, it is a pity that we should be equipped like this. It is a…
— E. M. Forster
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If I were to speak of war, it would not be to show you the glories of conquering armies but the mischief and misery they…
— Clara Barton
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This book is not about heroes. English poetry is not yet fit to speak of them. Nor is it about deeds, or lands, nor anything…
— Wilfred Owen
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There are two sorts of pity: one is a balm and the other a poison; the first is realized by our friends, the last by…
— Charles Sumner
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Self-pity can make one weep, as can onions.
— Jerry Fodor
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If painting is no longer needed, it seems a pity that some of us are born into the world with such a passion for line…
— Mary Cassatt
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Not only must a warrior be strong with his bow, but he must have a heart full of pity for all living creatures.
— Eiji Yoshikawa
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God pity us that after years of writing, using mountains of paper and rivers of ink, exhausting flashy terminology about the biggest revival meetings in…
— Leonard Ravenhill
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God has pity on kindergarten children
— Yehuda Amichai
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No one, it has been said, will ever look at the Moon in the same way again. More significantly can one say that no one…
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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Recipe for success: Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don't be envious, be honest with…
— Bernard Baruch
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We cannot afford the luxury of self pity. Our top priority now is to get on with the building process. My personal peace has come…
— Mamie Till
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Nothing but the infinite Pity is sufficient for the infinite pathos of human life.
— Joseph Henry
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Women smirk at baldness. How adorable would they find it if they began to lose their breasts in their late twenties? If both tits just…
— Augusten Burroughs
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I think that sexuality is only attractive when it’s natural and spontaneous. This is where a lot of them miss the boat. And then something…
— Marilyn
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Jesus' whole life and mission involve accepting powerlessness and revealing in this powerlessness the limitlessness of God's love. Here we see what compassion means. It…
— Henri Nouwen
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
— Sallust
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