"Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery."

Sympathy, Misery

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"Our sympathy is cold to the relation of distant misery."

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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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"Sympathy is two hearts tugging at one load."

Charles Henry Parkhurst, American Clergyman

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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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"Criticism in the universities, I'll have to admit, has entered a phase where I am totally out of sympathy with 95% of what goes on. It's Stalinism without Stalin."

Harold Bloom, American Critic

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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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"Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience."

Evelyn Underhill, English Writer

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"It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either."

Johnny Rotten, English Musician

Sympathy, Being, Quick

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

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

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