Quotes of: Pity Keyword

When a blind man bears the standard, pity those who follow.

French

Go to friends for advice; to women for pity; to strangers for charity; to relatives for nothing.

Spanish

Here we go mother on the shipless ocean. Pity us, pity the ocean, here we go.

Decreation

Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your experiences to shed light, you may feel wrenching pain, grief, anger, or sh...

Martha Beck

Don't pity this sinful world! Just pity those who made it so!

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Maya Angelou

When you marry a woman out of pity, then its a pity that you'll send her away very soon.

Michael Bassey Johnson

In times of suffering, don't turn inward to self-pity or outward to revenge, but turn to the lover of your soul, Jesus.

Crystal Mary Lindsey

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

Helen Keller

Most disability charity hinges on that notion - that you need to send your money in quick before all these poor, pitiful people die. Peddling pity brings in the bucks, yo.

Stella Young

Accept fate, and move on. Don't yield to the seductive pull of self-pity. Acting like a victim threatens your future.

Auliq Ice

If you lose your wife and fifteen pennies -- oh ! what a pity about the money.

French

They fought the enemy, we fight fat living and self-pity. Shine, o shine, unfalsifying sun, on this sick scene.

Complete Poems

No decent art ever came out of self-pity.

Holy Skirts: A Novel of a Flamboyant Woman Who Risked All for Art

Pity. What a useless emotion when you don't act on it. Pity is supposed to trigger compassion.

Heads Will Roll

Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul.

The Last Four Things

The young man pities his elders, fearing the day he, too, will join their ranks. The elderly man pities the younger generation, well-knowing the trials and tribulations that lie ahead of them.

Lynda I Fisher

Suffering shapes the life force, sometimes into anger, sometimes into blame and self-pity. Eventually it may show us the wisdom of embracing and loving life.

Rachel Naomi Remen

In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity, or you can pick yourself up and say, 'Listen, I have to be responsible for myself.'

Howard Schultz

So, using his pride like a shield against despair, dejection, and-most important— self-pity, Raoden raised his head to stare damnation in the eyes.

Elantris

There's great sadness and life doesn't work out like you would want, on a lot of levels, but there's no need to feel all alone. This happens to everybody, so there's no self-pity. This is the ride that humans are on, and all of it is essential for ou...

Mike Mills