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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
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
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.
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
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
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.
Soft pity enters an iron gate.
Soft pity enters an iron gate.
