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Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
Soft pity enters an iron gate.
Soft pity enters an iron gate.
Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for read more
Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps read more
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when the person looks back-she will hear her heart
To love with the spirit is to pity, and he who pities most loves most.
To love with the spirit is to pity, and he who pities most loves most.
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe
However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, read more
However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, there yet remains no sufficient reason for condoning the direct murder of the innocent