(320 quotes found)
“Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn't illegal.”
Voltaire
“Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously.”
Og Mandino
“As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. They have made private terms with the enemy, and sold their birthright for very bad pottage. They must also be extraordinarily stupid.”
Oscar Wilde
“Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.”
Maya Angelou
“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.”
Helen Keller
“Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah... didn't miss the boat.”
Mark Twain
“Friends help; others pity.”
Proverb
“Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. Perhaps this person will never be disappointed or disillusioned; perhaps she won't suffer the way people do when they have a dream to follow. But when the person looks back-she will hear her heart”
Paulo Coelho
“Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead”
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