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Letter "P" » pity
«Pity me that the heart is slow to learn / What the swift mind beholds at every turn.»
«Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.»
«Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.»
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
(Dramatist, Essayist, Novelist, Poet)
| Keywords:
incompatible, passions, pity
«Laugh at yourself and at life. Not in the spirit of derision or whining self-pity, but as a remedy, a miracle drug, that will ease your pain, cure your depression, and help you to put in perspective that seemingly terrible defeat and worry with laughter at your predicaments, thus freeing your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come. Never take yourself too seriously.»
Author: Og Mandino
(Essayist, Psychologist)
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«Misfortune, and recited misfortune especially, may be prolonged to the point where it ceases to excite pity and arouses only irritation.»
Author: Dorothy Parker
(Poet, Writer)
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Misfortune
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«It is a pity that we cannot escape from life when we are young.»
«Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.»
«I divide my time as follows: half the time I sleep, the other half I dream. I never dream when I sleep, for that would be a pity, for sleeping is the highest accomplishment of genius.»
Author: Soren Kierkegaard
(Philosopher, Theologian)
| Keywords:
accomplishment, as follows, divide, follows, half time, high time, pity, sleeping, The Other Half
«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.»
Author: Stephen R. Covey
| Keywords:
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«Pity would be no more / If we did not make somebody poor; / And Mercy no more could be/ If all were as happy as we.»
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