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Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.

I believe, in general, that even people that are self-pitying, you can feel for them.

I used to have a real problem with self-pity. Every time the devil would throw a pity party, I would attend.

Self-pity is never useful. It tends to distort like a fun-house mirror.

If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.

Pity addresses the perceived suffering, not the whole individual.

There's great sadness and life doesn't work out like you would want, on a lot of levels, but there's no need to feel all alone. This happens to everybody, so there's no self-pity. This is the ride that humans are on, and all of it is essential for our natural part of it.

Self-pity, a dominant characteristic of sociopaths, is also the characteristic that differentiates heroic storytelling from psychological rumination. When you talk about your experiences to shed light, you may feel wrenching pain, grief, anger, or shame. Your audience may pity you, but not because you want them to.

The fool within himself is the object of pity, until he is flattered.

It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.