Pity Quotes

1088 Pity quotes by 756 unique authors

That foolishness is what people call pride. That pride that you'd die to protect... why can't I have it? Did you pity me? Up until… — Jo Yoon-hee
A man's women folk, whatever their outward show of respect for his merit and authority, always regard him secretly as an ass, and with something… — H. L. Mencken
My Lord Jesus Christ, who, for the love You bear to mankind, do remain night and day in this Sacrament, full of pity and love,… — Alphonsus Liguori
Christ prayed for those that crucified Him: 'Father, count not this sin against them; they know not what they do.' Archdeacon Stephen prayed for those… — Silouan the Athonite
There is a passion of reverence, almost of pity, mingling with the love of an honest man for a pure girl, which makes it the… — Lucas Malet
I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said he, 'were the… — John Joseph Griffin
Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed. — Edgar Rice Burroughs
Do not pity the dead, Harry. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Christianity is called the religion of pity. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Do you fast? Then feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, visit the sick, do not forget the imprisoned, have pity on the tortured,… — Saint John Chrysostom
Through the fall our nature was stripped of divine illumination and resplendence. But the Logos of God had pity upon our disfigurement, and in His… — Gregory Palamas
A warrior knows that he is only a man. His only regret is that his life is so short that he can't grab onto all… — Carlos Castaneda
God is looking for those with whom He can do the impossible - what a pity that we plan only the things that we can… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
When you have lived longer in this world and outlived the enthusiastic and pleasing illusions of youth, you will find your love and pity for… — Joseph Henry Shorthouse
One wears one's mind out in study, and yet has more mind with which to study. One gives away one's heart in love and yet… — Milton Steinberg
O Beloved of Hearts, I beseech only You. Have pity this day on those who turn to You. My Hope, my Rest, my Delight, this… — Rabia Basri
You rave about the Holy Place (Masjid al-Haram) and say you've visited God's garden but where is your bunch of flowers? There is some merit… — Unknown Author
I believe that pity is a law like justice, and that kindness is a duty like uprightness. That which is weak has a right to… — Victor Hugo
Tragedy is an imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear and pity. Such an effect is best produced when the… — Aristotle
When you describe the miserable and unfortunate, and want to make the reader feel pity, try to be somewhat colder - that seems to give… — Anton Chekhov
Sometimes, you know, I cry. And sometimes I scream. And I get really angry. And I get really upset, you know, into wallowing in self-pity… — Christina Applegate
I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all… — Sharon Osbourne
It may be suggested by some books that it is not a sin to kill an animal, but it is written in our own hearts… — Leo Tolstoy
I hope to leave my children a sense of empathy and pity and a will to right social wrongs — Anita Roddick
Observers in the full enjoyment of their bodily senses pity me, but it is because they do not see the golden chamber in my life… — Helen Keller

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