Death Quote by Sophocles

“Beware of pity.”

— Stefan Zweig

“It is no small pity, and should cause us no little shame, that, through our own fault, we do not understand ourselves, or know…

— Teresa of Ávila

“His pity for them had been overwhelming; but pity was not action.”

— Shusaku Endo

“As if pity is, as he has been taught, not a helpless outcry but a powerful tide that could redeem the world...”

— John Updike

“Its a cold comfort to have people pity you.”

— Heather Davis

“No ONE MENTIONS YOUR TEARS, SADNESS OR SLOW DEATH! BUT, WE FEEL YOUR FALLEN TEARS, YOUR BEHEADED BODIES, YOUR RAPED DIGNITY!”

— Widad Akrawi

“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

“Death is awful fierce. After it cuts those still living into little pieces, grief comes along to watch them bleed.”

— Sandi Morgan Denkers

“My father does not deserve my sorrow, only relief. He can no longer torment anyone.”

— Emily R. King

“Tragic phrases comfort the heart… Without them, sorrow would be too heavy for men to bear.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Oh, dry the glistening tear that dues that marshal cheek Thy loving childern here in them thy comfort seek With sympathetic care their arms…

— W.S. Gilbert

“there is nothing worse than pity. It just makes you feel guiltier.”

— Ava Dellaira