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    Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in distress, without pity; but we have not pity unless we wish to relieve him.

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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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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.

by Edna St. Vincent Millay Found in: Pity Quotes,
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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.

by George Eliot Found in: Pity Quotes,
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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.

by Helen Keller Found in: Pity Quotes,
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She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.

She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires.

by Edwin Arlington Robinson 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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It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity.

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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

by Robert Herrick 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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