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one pities most those who loved, and still died. Only those who love, dread death.
I pity them greatly, but I must be mum, for how could we do without sugar and rum?
In general, indulgence for those we know is rarer than pity for those we know not.
Nothing but the infinite Pity is sufficient for the infinite pathos of human life.
If people are cool, then they are not stressed. I pity the fool that don't be cool.
People who pity themselves think, 'Why would I try to do anything? I'll just fail.'
There are as many mediocrities exalted through pity as masters decried through envy.
When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.
It is a great pity when the one who should be the head figure is a mere figure head.
This train of thought was heading straight for Pity City, and she wanted to get off.
pity runs its course. An hour comes when no hand but your own can build your future.
Pity a thing often avowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.
Compassion has enemies, and those enemies are things like pity, moral outrage, fear.
There are those without decency who must be fought without hesitation, without pity.
I've seen your stormy seas and stormy women, And pity lovers rather more than seamen.
There's a lot that you can be And ain't it a pity But its alright to smile back at me
What a pity, when Christopher Columbus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
...trade the life of self pity, that I was living, for a life of purpose! - Rebekah -
If I could do my life over, I would try to cleanse at least my pleasures of self-pity.
Soft pity never leaves the gentle breast where love has been received a welcome guest.
If I had to feel one thing towards Jim Hellwig, I guess it would be pity a little bit.
I had a lot of pity for myself. But I could concentrate more on my studies as a result.
Poverty is one of them kind of misfortunes that we all of us dread but none of us pity.
Pity the poor millionaire. He'll never know the thrill of paying that final installment.
How despicable is that humanity, which can be contented to pity, where it might assuage!
But the day I can't shrug off a twinge of self-pity, is the day I'm washed up for keeps.
It's a pity that Milosevic did not live through the trial and get his deserved sentence.
Most of our misfortunes are more supportable than the comments of our friends upon them.
What I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.
A mourner is, perforce, a person with a story. The pity is, how very rarely it gets told.
Just listen to your instincts. Don't talk to someone or start a relationship out of pity.
There's a shortage of perfects breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.
I hope to leave my children a sense of empathy and pity and a will to right social wrongs
More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.
All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.
I used to think it a pity that her mother rather than she had not thought of birth control.
No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast.
I go down the street, people see me: 'Hey, I pity-' right on, man, that's a compliment to me.
I've been through so much in my life. I really don't like the feeling sorry for me, the pity.
The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don't bring presents.
I understand how hard it is to talk to people about MS. You don't want pity or random advice.
I try, and I think I succeed, in making my readers feel pity for my psychopaths, because I do.
In extreme danger fear feels no pity. [Lat., In summo periculo timor miericordiam non recipit.]
There is something shameful about the death of a play. It does not die with pity, but contempt.
Pity? You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair? Stay in your house!
Pity can be nearsighted and condescending; shared suffering can be dignifying and life-changing.
At times, I pity my comedian image. People start laughing seeing me even in funeral processions.
The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.
Love and pity and wish well to every soul in the world; dwell in love, and then you dwell in God.