Pity Quotes

1088 Pity quotes by 756 unique authors

And have you never known the pleasure and triumph of a lucky guess? I pity you. I thought you cleverer; for depend upon it, a… — Jane Austen
Pity that consequences are determined not by excuses but by actions! — George Eliot
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face,… — Alexander Pope
The ball laughs, radiant, in the air. He brings her down, puts her to sleep, showers her with compliments, dances with her, and seeing such… — Eduardo Galeano
What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!' Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I have no pity for myself either. So let it be Veronal. But I wish Hercule Poirot had never retired from work and come here… — Agatha Christie
My capacity for invention is flash hot stark, I thought. Sucker sunshade. Disembodied radar-reconnaissance. Not to mention Bitter Chocolate Death and Killer Zebras. Pity about… — Robin McKinley
She was like me in lineaments-- her eyes Her hair, her features, all, to the very tone Even of her voice, they said were like… — Lord Byron
I wished to be loved by another,' [Éowyn] answered. 'But I desire no man's pity. — J.R.R. Tolkien
There's only one rule you need to remember: laugh at everything and foget everybody else! It sound egotistical, but it's actually the only cure for… — Anne Frank
For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it's a pity we use it so little. — Rachel Carson
You could not pity anything if you weren't a man; pity was a surprise to God. It was not his invention. — Bernard Malamud
It's a pity one can't imagine what one can't compare to anything. Genius is an African who dreams up snow. — Vladimir Nabokov
Self pity is a disease which does not kill but corrodes. — Aidan Chambers
Art is the process of evoking pity and terror, which is not abstract at all but very human. What the self-styled modern artists are doing… — Robert A. Heinlein
Come, let us pity those who are better off than we are. Come, my friend, and remember that the rich have butlers and no friends,… — Ezra Pound
For Mercy has a human heart Pity, a human face: And Love, the human form divine, And Peace, the human dress. — William Blake
Nefret had always had an uncanny ability to read his thoughts. 'Did she cry?' she asked sweetly. 'And then you kissed her? You shouldn't have… — Barbara Mertz
Miro, I'm so sorry. I always felt such pity for you humans because you could only think of one thing at a time and your… — Orson Scott Card
Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love,… — Mother Teresa
We are all born sexual creatures,thank God, but it's a pity so many people despise and crush this natural gift. — Marilyn Monroe
Maybe the first time you saw her you were ten. She was standing in the sun scratching her legs. Or tracing letters in the dirt… — Nicole Krauss
That is the challenge Companion. To take what has happened to you and learn from it. Nothing is quite so destructive as pity, especially self-pity.… — Robin Hobb
Didn't you tie the mittens on her feet (Wednesday Evening's) extra special nice? Yes--she is an extra special nice pigeon. She cries for pity when… — Carl Sandburg
If I gave you a pity position it wouldn't be in my office. — Janet Evanovich

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