Self Pity Quotes

241 Self Pity quotes by 185 unique authors

Self-pity is egotism undiluted, after allâ€”self-centeredness in its purest form. — Rick Yancey
I don't go in for being sorry for people. For one thing it's insulting. One is only sorry for people if they are sorry for… — Agatha Christie
I particularly scorn my fondness for paradox. I despise pessimism, narcissism, solipsism, truculence, word-play, and pusillanimity, my chiefer inclinations; loathe self-loathers ergo me; have no… — John Barth
Emptiness and boredom: what an understatement. What I felt was complete desolation. Desolation, despair, and depression. Isn't there some other way to look at this?… — Susanna Kaysen
For instance, I never complained that my birthday was overlooked; people were even surprised, with a touch of admiration, by my discretion on this subject.… — Albert Camus
Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics. — Sebastian Horsley
Certainly. But take this into consideration: of every ten problems we have, nine are created by our own selves - through guilt, self-punishment, self-pity. However,… — Paulo Coelho
The atheist view is correspondingly life-affirming and life-enhancing, while at the same time never being tainted with self-delusion, wishful thinking, or the whingeing self-pity of… — Richard Dawkins
Sadness is almost never anything but a form of fatigue. — Andre Gide
Itâ€™s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though youâ€™re feeling deeply. Just… — Aldous Huxley
...and I confess that, like a child, I cry. Ah, self-pity; I think we are at our most honest and sincere when we feel sorry… — Iain Banks
I will teach you to love death. I will empty you of grief and guilt and self-pity and fill you up with hate and cunning… — Rick Yancey
Being a victim is more palatable than having to recognize the intrinsic contradictions of one's own governing philosophy. — Tom Clancy
Self-pityâ€ is just sadness, I think, in the pejorative. — Renata Adler
Nobody's going to do your life for you. You have to do it yourself, whether you're rich or poor, out of money or raking it… — Cheryl Strayed
I give myself a good cry if I need it. But then I concentrate on the good things still in my life. I don't allow… — Mitch Albom
The state of your heart dictates whether you harbor a grudge or give grace, seek self-pity or seek Christ, drink human misery or taste God's… — Max Lucado
Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your experiences to shed… — Martha Beck
Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease… — Og Mandino
Should I smile because were friends, or cry because thats all well ever be? — Superman

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