Arise Quote by Gautama Buddha

“While pity shows a lack of respect for other human beings, compassion has its roots in a deep respect for others. Pity is an…

— Matt Litton

Compassion does not just happen. Pity does, but compassion is not pity. It's not a feeling. Compassion is a viewpoint, a way of life,…

— Glennon Doyle Melton

If pity was always equally alive and acting in all individuals and in all circumstances, we could do away with moral. Unfortunately, it is…

— African Spir

Compassion and pity are not the same: pity is looking down on someone, feeling sorry for them and offering nothing; compassion is seeing their…

— Jasinda Wilder

Compassion and pity are very different. Whereas compassion reflects the yearning of the heart to merge and take on some of the suffering, pity…

— Ram Dass

Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.

— Karen Armstrong

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

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

I presume that you are compassionate: to be without pity means to be sick in body and spirit. But one should have spirit in…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“The sick person becomes very adept at distinguishing between compassion and pity. Compassion is someone else’s suffering flaring in your own nerves. Pity is…

— Christian Wiman

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

“A friend once told me that she understood pity as 'I'm sorry for you', whereas compassion is 'I feel your pain because I see…

— Shannon Moroney