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    Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either

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She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.

She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.

by Edwin Arlington Robinson Found in: Pity Quotes,
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Pity the man who has a character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is read more

Pity the man who has a character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is silent poor indeed.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Pity Quotes,
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Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

by Don Marquis Found in: Pity Quotes,
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Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Found in: Pity Quotes,
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A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

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Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation read more

Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in distress, without pity; but we have not pity unless we wish to relieve him.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Pity Quotes,
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It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

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We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.

We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.

by Jean-jacques Rousseau Found in: Pity Quotes,
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Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead

Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead

by Mark Twain Found in: Pity Quotes,
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