"Some of the people we feel sorry for feel sorry for us for thinking that they are the ones who should be felt sorry for."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Sympathy, Truth, Regret, Life, Happiness

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"Some of the people we feel sorry for feel sorry for us for thinking that they are the ones who should be felt sorry for."

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"But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people--first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

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"Like crying wolf, if you keep looking for sympathy as a justification for your actions, you will someday be left standing alone when you really need help."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

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"There is a third quality to friendship, and it is not as easy to put into a single word. The right word, literally, is 'sympathy' - sym-pathos, common passion. This means that friendships are discovered more than they are created at will."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

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"Some of the people we feel sorry for feel sorry for us for thinking that they are the ones who should be felt sorry for."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long."

Richard Russo, American Novelist

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"Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain."

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

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"Because I select my players from a feeling that comes to me when I am with them, a certain sympathy you might call it, or a vibration that exists between us that convinces me they are right."

Erich von Stroheim, Austrian Actor

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"We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people."

Helmut Kohl, German Politician

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"To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness."

Ivan Turgenev, Russian Novelist

Sympathy, Desire, Holiness, Nothing

"There's no greater way to gain an audience's sympathy than by being unfortunate."

Seth Green, American Actor

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