"If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world."

Sympathy, Trouble, World

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"If there was less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world."

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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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"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

Sympathy, Feeling, Right

"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

"Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched."

Paul Harris, American Entertainer

Sympathy, Motherhood

"I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine."

Kate Smith, American Musician

Sympathy,

"A creative element is surely present in all great systems, and it does not seem possible that all sympathy or fundamental attitudes of will can be entirely eliminated from any human philosophy."

Morris Raphael Cohen, Russian Philosopher

Sympathy, Philosophy, Present, Will

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