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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.
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing.
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.
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.
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
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 best taught by fellowship in woe.
Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.