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Pity Quotes
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Compassion is the only one of the human emotions the Lord permitted Himself and it has carried the divine flavor ever since. (Quote by - Dagobert D. Runes)
Pity costs nothing, and it ain't worth nothing. (Quote by - Josh Billings)
A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection. (Quote by - Arthur Helps)
Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world. (Quote by - Helen Keller)
A pity beyond all telling is hid in the heart of love. (Quote by - William Butler Yeats)
It is easy to condemn, it is better to pity. (Quote by - Lyman Abbott)
Pity the man who has a character to support -- it is worse than a large family -- he is silent poor indeed. (Quote by - Henry David Thoreau)
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Quote by - Don Marquis)
Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable. (Quote by - Maya Angelou)
It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos. (Quote by - Manly Hall)
Pity me that the heart is slow to learn What the swift mind beholds at every turn. (Quote by - Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive. (Quote by - F. H. Bradley)
If the secret sorrows of everyone could be read on their forehead, how many who now cause envy would suddenly become the objects of pity. (Quote by - Italian Proverb)
She knows as well as anyone that pity, having played, soon tires. (Quote by - Edwin Arlington Robinson)