Agents Quote by Charles Henry Parkhurst

Pity is an emotion equally unpleasant to the bestower as to the recipient.

— Bolesław Prus

What is pity but the vice of kindness.

— Emile M. Cioran

If pity is akin to love, gratitude is akin to the other thing.

— George Bernard Shaw

Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

It is better to arouse envy than pity.

— Publilius Syrus

Pity is akin to love.

— Thomas Southerne

Pity does not get you aid. Admiration at your refusal to give in does.

— Suzanne Collins

Pity is the feeling of well-intentioned people who are unable to act.

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer

Pity is a sense of our own misfortunes in those of another man; it is a sort of foresight of the disasters which may…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Pity is something only weakness wants.

— Mabel Seeley

Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.

— Josh Billings

Pity is often a reflection of our own evils in the ills of others. It is a delicate foresight of the troubles into which…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld