(332 quotes found)
“Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead”
Mark Twain
“There is nothing so pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.”
Maya Angelou
“Better to be disliked than pitied”
Abba Eban
“Ah, sweet pity. Where would my love life have been without it?”
Dan Castellaneta
“'Tis pity wine should be so deleterious, for tea and coffee leave us much more serious”
Lord Byron
“It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize.”
Stephen R. Covey
“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 and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.”
Oliver Goldsmith
“Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.”
“Friends help; others pity.”
Proverb
