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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 either

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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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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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To love with the spirit is to pity, and he who pities most loves most.

To love with the spirit is to pity, and he who pities most loves most.

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

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

by George Eliot 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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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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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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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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