Balzac Quote by Honoré de Balzac

“the pity which the spectators then exhibit is in so far a consolation for the weak and suffering in that the latter recognize therein…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

“We might say that there can be pity in its full-fledged form only where there is also mercy for self: for the self engulfed…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

“For it is discomfort's own essence to be near a man and to feel him in torture of misery, to feel with him the…

— Richard Llewellyn

“To have despair is human...for we all have problems that at times burden us. To rise above your trials and tribulations, sadness, suffering and…

— Timothy Pina

“Refuge from despair is often found in the passion of self-pity and that spirit of obstinate resistance which it engenders.”

— George Gissing

It's said that someone who gives to others is in need the most, who treats others kindly is often mistreated, who is always smiling…

— Michael Loud

“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

“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

“There is no greater sorrow than thinking back upon a happy time in misery--”

— Dante Alighieri

“The main recipients of injustice in any society are the afflicted the distressed and the troubled one, both in soul and in body.”

— Sunday Adelaja