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

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

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

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

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

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

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.

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe.

Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation read more

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.

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

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

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