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Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
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
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
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.
However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, read more
However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, there yet remains no sufficient reason for condoning the direct murder of the innocent
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
