Pity Quotes

1088 Pity quotes by 756 unique authors

Woe to the youth whom Fancy gains, Winning from Reason's hand the reins, Pity and woe! for such a mind Is soft contemplative, and kind. — Walter Scott
Pity and need Make all flesh kin. There in no caste in blood. — Edwin Arnold
I pity bashful men, who feel the pain Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain, And bear the marks upon a blushing face, OF needless shame,… — William Cowper
A tender-hearted and compassionate disposition, which inclines men to pity and feel the misfortunes of others, and which is, even for its own sake, incapable… — Henry Fielding
Blest be those feasts, with simple plenty crowned, Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail Or sigh… — Oliver Goldsmith
[The artist] speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the sense of mystery surrounding our lives; to our sense of pity, and beauty,… — Joseph Conrad
Our original title, you know, was `The Man in Lincoln`s Nose`. Couldn`t use it, though. They also wouldn`t let us shoot people on Mount Rushmore.… — Alfred Hitchcock
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What can be said about a man who is interested in nothing but his painting? It's a pity if a man can only interest himself… — Claude Monet
Of all the paths [that] lead to a woman's love Pity's the straightest. — Francis Beaumont
Decoration is asked to be 'merely' pleasing, 'merely' embellishing, and the 'functional' logic of Modernism leaves no room, apparently, for such 'mereness.' This is part… — Clement Greenberg
When Michelangelo was introduced to Titian, he said... that Titian's colouring and his style much pleased him, but that it was a pity that in… — Giorgio Vasari
[Her] love and tenderness ... gave me the faith in love that enabled me to face my dead at last and write this play-write it… — Eugene O'Neill
I suppose I could have sat back and pitied myself. For a time I wondered if I'd ever be able to go on to a… — Patsy Cline
Let this sad tale of death never be told without a tear: let every parent tell the shameful story to his listening children, till tears… — John Hancock
Above all others I pity the homeless: where can they go to masturbate? — Robert Clark
O brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother; Where pity dwells, the peace of God is there; To worship rightly is to love each… — John Greenleaf Whittier
Two days ago we waded through the mud out to this grave beneath the pines at the foot of the hill to place a Christmas… — Eugene O'Neill
All who call the Holy Ghost a creature we pity, on the ground that, by this utterance, they are falling into the unpardonable sin of… — Saint Basil
Is it worthwhile that we jostle a brother, Bearing his load on the rough road of life? Is it worthwhile that we jeer at each… — Joaquin Miller
Suffering also has its worth. Through sorrow, pride is driven out And pity felt for those who wander in samsara; Evil is avoided, goodness seems… — Shantideva
The path of love has many opponents - fear, self-pity, anxiety, hate, lust, greed, avarice - all the usual freinds. — Frederick Lenz
We must bring light to as many people as possible. Who has time to indulge in self-pity or guilt? In advanced self-giving you have no… — Frederick Lenz
The people who ultimately reach their goals are those who don't give up. Instead of wallowing in self-pity or frustration - or throwing in the… — Lauren Mackler
The world is full of love and pity, I say. Had there been less suffering, there would have been less kindness. — William Makepeace Thackeray

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