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She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
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
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
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.
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.
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 is best taught by fellowship in woe.
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
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
