Pity Quotes - Page 4
To be without pity for other mens falls, is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly.
St Philip Neri (2009). “The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri”, p.18, St Athanasius Press
Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer's daughter.
"What Does That Mean? : Exploring Mind, Meaning, and Mysteries". Book by Eldon Taylor (p. 9), 2010.
Graham Greene (1973). “The Portable Graham Greene”
Pity the poor millionaire. He'll never know the thrill of paying that final installment.
Ann Landers (2017). “Since You Ask Me”, p.88, Pickle Partners Publishing
But miserable most, to love unloved? This you should pity rather than despise
William Shakespeare (2015). “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, p.60, Booklassic
Eugenio Montale (1966). “Selected Poems”, p.79, New Directions Publishing
Ari Marmell (2012). “Darksiders: The Abomination Vault”, p.99, Del Rey
Steven Pressfield (2002). “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles”, p.108, Black Irish Entertainment LLC
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
Samuel Johnson, Hester Lynch Piozzi, James Boswell (1787). “The Beauties of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Consisting of Maxims and Observations, Moral, Critical, and Miscellaneous, to which are Now Added, Biographical Anecdotes of the Doctor, Selected from the Late Productions of Mrs. Piozzi, Mr. Boswell, ...”, p.48
A fool is in himself the object of pity, until he is flattered.
"Selectons from Steele's Contributions to the Tatler".
Letter to Horace Mann, 28 Jan. 1754. Coinage of the word serendipity.
David Levithan (2009). “Boy Meets Boy”, p.25, Knopf Books for Young Readers
Antoine de Saint Exupery (1942). “Flight to Arras”