Form Quote by Charles J. Shields

“Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave; Weep o'er the erring one, lift up the…

— Fanny Crosby

The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.

— Walter Benjamin

“Why wallow in a puddle of self pity when there's a sea of self acceptance and self realisation waiting for you?”

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

Self-pity is, perhaps, the least becoming of all emotions, and we often indulge in it only beause we are too exhausted to resist.

— Ivy Baker Priest

“Self pity, Orito reminds herself yet again, is a noose dangling from a rafter.”

— David Mitchell

All self-importance is a form of self-pity in disguise.

— Deepak Chopra

Everybody who undergoes a death and finds themselves grieving is obsessed with — or maybe overly focused on — the idea that they can’t…

— Joan Didion

My name is Nwori Joshua and I am the world's most sorrowful young man on earth and the world's biggest Jerk. I sought for…

— Nwori Joshua

The teeth of self-pity had gnawed away her essential self.

— Willa Gibbs

I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and…

— Oswald Chambers

“Self-pity was like wearing a wool jacket in the sweltering heat, and I wanted it gone.”

— Wendy Higgins

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…

— Mitch Albom

“Wallowing in self-pity hurts no one except you. Boss up and find a way to get going again.”

— Germany Kent

“Self-pity is the worst disability a person can have, Callie. It's crippling.”

— Shelley Terrell

But victimhood was seductive, a release from responsibility and caring. Fear would be transmuted into weary resignation; failure would no longer generate guilt but,…

— Dean Koontz