Concern Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr

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

— Bolesław Prus

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

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

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

They tell us that "Pity is akin to Love;" if so, Pity must be a poor relation.

— Arthur Helps

Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatesoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with…

— James Joyce

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

— Pramoedya Ananta Toer

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

— George Bernard Shaw

True sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Pity arises when we are sorry for someone.Compassion is when we understand and help wisely.

— Gautama Buddha

What is pity but the vice of kindness.

— Emile M. Cioran