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    More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

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Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim read more

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

by John W. Gardner 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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More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple pity that will not forsake us

More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple pity that will not forsake us

by George Eliot 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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Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn.

Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn.

by Edna St. Vincent Millay 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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Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.

Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.

by Josh Billings 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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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

by Pope Pius Xi Found in: Pity Quotes,
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