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

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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.

by John W. Gardner Found in: Pity Quotes,
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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 read more

Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either

by Garrison Keillor Found in: Pity Quotes,
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We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.

We pity in others only those evils which we have ourselves experienced.

by Jean-jacques Rousseau Found in: Pity Quotes,
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Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.

Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.

by Josh Billings Found in: Pity Quotes,
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Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 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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Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

by Don Marquis 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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