Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

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.

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.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

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

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.

Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn.

Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn.

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