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Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
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.
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
