As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them.
Pity Quotes
Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either.
There is no suffering which pity will not insult.
If every man’s internal care Were written on his brow, How many would our pity share Who raise our envy now!
He that pities another remembers himself.
Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Does my quiet self-pity get to you or should I move up to incessant nagging?
I think he needs our pity who likes none.
It’s all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.
Pity, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
