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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.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.
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.
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
Soft pity enters an iron gate.
Soft pity enters an iron gate.
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
