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

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

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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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"September 11th was a moment when America had the sympathy of the world."

Tom Ford, American Designer

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"Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them."

Ben Elton, British Comedian

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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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"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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"Recognition of belligerency as an expression of sympathy is all very well."

Henry Cabot Lodge, American Politician

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"There is something so awe-inspiring in great afflictions that even in the worst times the first emotion of a crowd has generally been to sympathise with the sufferer in a great catastrophe."

Alexandre Dumas, French Dramatist

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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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"He bit his lip in a manner which immediately awakened my maternal sympathy, and I helped him bite it."

S. J. Perelman, American Writer

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