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Soft pity enters an iron gate.
Soft pity enters an iron gate.
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
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
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.
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.
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe
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
