Quotes about sympathy
sympathy condolences compassion
Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy. Giovanni Boccaccio
sympathy reality imagination
True sympathy is putting ourselves in another's place; and we are moved in proportion to the reality of our imagination. Hosea Ballou
sympathy men brave
A man may be buoyed up by the efflation of his wild desires to brave any imaginable peril; but he cannot calmly see one he loves braving the same peril; simply because he cannot feel within turn that which prompts another. He sees the danger, and feels not the power that is to overcome it. George Henry Lewes
sympathy criticism goes-on
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
sympathy fall blessing
When we appropriate money from the public funds to pay for vaccinating a horde of negroes, we do not do it because we have any sympathy for them or because we crave their blessings, but simply because we don't want them to be falling ill of smallpox H. L. Mencken
sympathy rogues fool
In any combat between a rogue and a fool the sympathy of mankind is always with the rogue.
sympathy women two
When you sympathize with a married woman you either make two enemies or gain one wife and one friend.
sympathy dream blessed
Death is the most blessed dream. Georg Buchner
sympathy pain bears
There are moments in life when all we can bear is the sense that our friend is near us; our wounds would wince at the touch of consoling words, that would reveal the depths of our pain. Honore de Balzac
sympathy devil stones
I like the Rolling Stones for karaoke. 'Sympathy For The Devil' is a great one. Hugh Jackman
sympathy grateful tears
Accept these grateful tears...For thee they flow, for thee... That ever felt another's woe. Homer
sympathy death wise
To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable. Erich Fromm
sympathy patience kindness
Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. Evelyn Underhill
sympathy balance humanist
The true humanist maintains a just balance between sympathy and selection. Irving Babbitt
sympathy stress humanitarian
The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.
sympathy sorry people
The more we feel sorry for ourselves, the less sorry others will feel for us. People don't waste their small store of sympathy on those who can provide it so richly for themselves. Gerald Brenan
sympathy sweet sweet-things
Sympathy is a sweet thing. Louisa May Alcott
sympathy reality historical
Whatever sympathy I feel towards religions, whatever admiration for some of their adherents, whatever historical or biological necessity I see in them, whatever metaphorical truth, I cannot accept them as credible explanations of reality; and they are incredible to me in proportion to the degree that they require my belief in positive human attributes and intervenient powers in their divinities. John Fowles
sympathy depression light
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
sympathy sweet ties
There are secret ties, there are sympathies, by the sweet relationship of which souls that are well matched attach themselves to each other, and are affected by I know not what, which cannot be explained Pierre Corneille
sympathy suicide men
Suicide is a privilege of man which deity does not possess. Pliny the Elder
sympathy thinking world
When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over George MacDonald
sympathy disappointment
In all disappointments sympathy is a great balm. Elizabeth Gaskell
sympathy lessons lectures
I learnt pity, sympathy, and what it was like to be at the other end of the stick. Such lessons can't be learnt in lecture halls. Lionel Blue
sympathy memories lost-love
I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love. Leo Buscaglia
sympathy taken self
Sympathy is in great degree a result of the mood we are in at the moment; anger forbids the emotion. On the other hand, it is easiest taken on when we are in a state of most absolute self-satisfaction. Lew Wallace
sympathy struggle justice
We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom. Mohammed Morsi
sympathy past history
To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all. Queen Elizabeth II
sympathy outcast universal
The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly. Julian Barnes
sympathy art dear-ones
It seems to me that we become more dear one to the other, in together admiring works of art, which speak to the soul by their true grandeur. Madame de Stael
sympathy condolences hands
We understand death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love.
sympathy nice looks
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. John Lydon
sympathy heart thrill
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