Pity Quotes

1088 Pity quotes by 756 unique authors

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Don Marquis
I'm a fairly tormented artist, and I'm less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside of songwriting. — Dave Matthews
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool. — Andre Maurois
If someone decides they're not going to be happy, it's not your problem. You don't have to spend your time and energy trying to cheer… — Joyce Meyer
I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend. — Joyce Meyer
People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.' — Joyce Meyer
There's great sadness and life doesn't work out like you would want, on a lot of levels, but there's no need to feel all alone.… — Mike Mills
Women are very intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not clever, and it's such a pity that we can't show… — Yoko Ono
College athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just… — Susan Orlean
The thing should have plot and character, beginning, middle and end. Arouse pity and then have a catharsis. Those were the best principles I was… — Anne Rice
Self-pity is never useful. It tends to distort like a fun-house mirror. — Anne Roiphe
I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end… — Theodore Roosevelt
We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of… — Bertrand Russell
Sensual excess drives out pity in man. — Marquis de Sade
Rascals are always sociable, more's the pity! and the chief sign that a man has any nobility in his character is the little pleasure he… — Arthur Schopenhauer
In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity, or you can pick yourself up and say, 'Listen, I… — Howard Schultz
The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered. — Richard Steele
To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face. — Stendhal
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
I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses. — William Makepeace Thackeray
Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make. — Eckhart Tolle
Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. — Mark Twain
Ice-cream is exquisite - what a pity it isn't illegal. — Voltaire
I pity the young woman who will attempt to insinuate herself between my mama's boy and me. I sympathize with the monumental nature of her… — Ayelet Waldman

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