Pity is a benign form of abuse.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Pity is just another form of abuse.
Pity addresses the perceived suffering, not the whole individual.
To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
We need to suffer, that we may learn to pity.
Pity sidesteps complexity in favor of narratives that we're comfortable with, reducing the nuances of a person's experience to a sound bite.
Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.
It's a mistake to confuse pity with love.
Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.
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.
Care and pity are two different things.