A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.
To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
I've really sensed that people have an affection for me.
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.
The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly, or mean.
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.
You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.