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A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

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Marcus Tulius Cicero

PoliticianRoman-106 · 2nd century BC

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God put self-pity by the side of despair like the cure by the side of the disease.

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NovelistFrench1913 · 20th century

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If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.

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AuthorBritish1709 · 18th century

3.1 · 58 votes · 184 reads

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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.

Italian proverb

3.9 · 44 votes · 133 reads

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More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

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WriterBritish1819 · 19th century

4.3 · 38 votes · 138 reads

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Nobody can tell what I suffer! But it is always so. Those who do not complain are never pitied.

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NovelistEnglish1775 · 18th century

4.9 · 61 votes

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Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.

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Norman Vincent Peale

AuthorAmerican1898 · 19th century

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Pity cost nothing and ain't worth nothing.

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ComedianAmerican1815 · 19th century

3.1 · 60 votes · 148 reads

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Pity is a thing often vowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.

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Charles Caleb Colton

AuthorBritish1780 · 18th century

3.8 · 35 votes

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Pity is for living, envy is for dead.

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WriterAmerican1835 · 19th century

3.2 · 61 votes · 135 reads

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Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
André Maurois
WriterFrench1885 · 19th century
4.6 · 36 votes · 198 reads
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Soft pity enters an iron gate.
William Shakespeare
WriterBritish1564 · 16th century
3.6 · 38 votes · 140 reads
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