Pity Quotes - Page 9

Were't not for laughing, I should pity him.

It was a pity thoughts always ran the easiest way, like water in old ditches.

The history of discovery is full of creative serendipity.

Being a victim is more palatable than having to recognize the intrinsic contradictions of one's own governing philosophy.

Are we not to pity and supply the poor, though they have no relation to us? No relation? That cannot be. The Gospel styles them all our brethren.

Pity is akin to love.

I literally feel pity for a lot of the stupid idiots that I have to deal with.

. . . a pity I never had children. But you're wrong. . . . I have . . . thousands of them . . . thousands of them . . . and all boys!

Self-pity is the simplest luxury.

self-pity is better than none.

I had aspirations to do different things with my life. I wanted to play soccer. I wanted to be a lawyer. Serendipity.

Self-pity - it's the only pity that counts.

How’s Her Royal Bitchiness?” “Alive.” “Pity.

I have absolutely nothing consistent in my life. But that's where serendipity comes in and I love that. One day I'm going to have to sacrifice that to bring life into the world. But the more I can hold off on that, the happier I'll be. It's scary for me.

Listen and understand. That Terminator is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.

Self-pity dries up our sympathy for others.

Pity is love in undress.

It’s hard to feel hurt or frightened when you’re flooded with pity.

The purpose of a short story is ... that the reader shall come away with the satisfactory feeling that a particular insight into human character has been gained, or that his (or her) knowledge of life has been deepened, or that pity, love or sympathy for a human being is awakened.

I always leave room for serendipity and chance.

I do not know of a better cure for sorrow than to pity somebody else.

The unfortunate do not pity the unfortunate.

While traveling, I've found that spontaneity keeps things fresh, while serendipity guides me through it all. There have been a lot of rough moments along the way, but they often bear the best memories.

Pity, I've learned, is like a fart. You can tolerate your own, but you simply can't stand anyone else's.

What is more harmful than any vice? Practical sympathy and pity for all the failures and all the weak : Christianity.