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Pity the man who has a character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is read more
Pity the man who has a character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is silent poor indeed.
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.
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.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
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.
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
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