Self-pity Quotes

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

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

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

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

Mistakes are a drag, because you get in the area of regret and self-pity.

If it weren't the problem of politics for me, it would be another. And yet, sometimes it's so difficult. And I feel sorry for myself. And then hate myself for this feeling of self-pity.

Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Self-pity comes so naturally to all of us. The most solid happiness can be shaken by the compassion of a fool.

I'm a fairly tormented artist, and I'm less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside of songwriting.