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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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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.

by Helen Keller Found in: Pity Quotes,
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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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None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware

None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware

by Robert Herrick 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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Compassion is the only one of the human emotions the Lord permitted Himself and it has carried the divine flavor read more

Compassion is the only one of the human emotions the Lord permitted Himself and it has carried the divine flavor ever since.

by Dagobert D. Runes Found in: Pity Quotes,
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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 read more

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

by Garrison Keillor Found in: Pity Quotes,
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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

by Paulo Coelho 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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