Cyclops Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

Perchance that I might learn what pity is, That I might laugh at erring men no more.

— Michelangelo

Pity can purge us of hostility and arouse feelings of identification with the characters, but it can also be a consoling reassurance which leads…

— Richard Wright

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 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

“Rather, the best clue is, of all things, the pity play. The most reliable sign, the most universal behavior of unscrupulous people is not…

— Martha Stout

Two things control man's character; Strength and Pity

— Swami Vivekananda

There are two kinds of pity. One, the weak and sentimental kind, which is really no more than the heart's impatience to be rid…

— Stefan Zweig

“Stop constantly pity other people for how unfortunate and miserable they are, it's unpleasent to hear that repeadetly. A man who do not pity…

— Fergus MacDermott

Our lives are awkward and fragile and we have only one thing to keep us sane: pity, and the man without pity is mad.

— Edward Bond

Pity is the most pleasant feeling in those who have not much pride and have no prospect of great conquests; for them the easy…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Pity is akin to love.

— Thomas Southerne