"A crowd always thinks with its sympathy, never with its reason."

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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

Sympathy, Existence, Happiness, Life

"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

Sympathy, Justification, Loneliness, Behavior

"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

Sympathy, Friendship, Passion, Unity

"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

Sympathy, Truth, Regret, Life, Happiness

"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

Sympathy, People, Character, Books

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

Lillie Langtry, British Actress

Sympathy, Pain

"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

Sympathy, Feeling, Right

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

Helmut Kohl, German Politician

Sympathy, People, Deep, Respect

"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

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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."

"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."

"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."

"Sympathy is two hearts tugging at one load."

"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."

"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."

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

"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."

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

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

Explore more quotes by William R. Alger

"What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny."

"The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire."

"To appreciate and use correctly a valuable maxim requires a genius; a vital appropriating exercise of mind closely allied to that which first created it."

"Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason."

"Public opinion is a second conscience."

"After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer."

"Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth."

"He who has no wish to be happier is the happiest of men."

"False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis."

"Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond fields of the mind."