Self Pity Quotes
Self Pity Quote of the day
Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.
Fear is a habit, so is self pity, defeat, anxiety, despair, hopelessness and resignation. You can eliminate all of these negative habits with two simple resolves: I can and I will.
Self pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it, I cannot be used by God for his purpose in the world.
I wasn’t lonely. I experienced no self-pity. I was just caught up in a life in which I could find no meaning.
Self-pity is a dead-end road. You make the choice to drive down it. It's up to you to decide to stay parked there or to turn around and drive out.
When you find yourself overpowered, as it were, by melancholy, the best way is to go out and do something.
It wasn't until we got over the self pity that we were able to accept suffering as apart of our life with Christ. A man or woman reaches this plane only when he or she ceases to be the hero.
It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are finished. Mrs. Miracle
All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.
You shouldn't wallow in self-pity. But it's OK to put your feet in it and swish them around a little.
Self pity becomes your oxygen. But you learned to breathe it without a gasp. So, nobody even notices you're hurting.
Being a victim is more palatable than having to recognize the intrinsic contradictions of one's own governing philosophy.
Her own misery filled her heart—there was no room in it for other people's sorrow.
Take a drink because you pity yourself, and then the drink pities you and has a drink, and then two good drinks get together and that calls for drinks all around.
Tears that are shed in time of affliction are rarely tears of penitence, but more likely they are shed out of self pity and pain or sorrow.
Self Pity is the most miserable party to go to, because, in case you haven't noticed, you're the only one who is there.
Inside your own self pity there you swim, in sinking down to drown her voice still haunts you, and only with your laughter can you win.
Self-satisfaction and self-pity are both condemned. What are people permitted to feel about themselves?
But the day I can't shrug off a twinge of self-pity, is the day I'm washed up for keeps.
Self-pity is the hens' besetting sin, " remarked Mr. Payton. "Foolish fowl. How they came to achieve anything as perfect as the egg I do not know! I cannot fathom.
Fits of anger, vexation, and bitterness against ourselves tend to pride and they spring from no other source than self-love, which is disturbed and upset at seeing that it is imperfect.
12 Things To Ditch For A Great DayBlameGuiltWorryRegretResentmentEntitlementSelf-pityLazinessNegative attitudeFear of embarrassmentUrge to one-up othersYour comfort zone
Even in that difficult hour when he knew death was imminent, he never indulged in self-pity. He knew intuitively that a person is only a victim if he accepts himself as one.
Against Self-PityIt gets you nowhere but deeper intoyour own shit--pure misery a luxuryone never learns to enjoy.
You didn't choose God. He chose you. When you stop feeling hurt by everyone and plotting your comeback, he has some very important things he wants you to accomplish with your life.
I have seen people who find that grief gives them something they never had before, and no matter how terrible and real their loss they choose to hug that awfulness to them rather than push it away.
There is absolutely no worse death curse than the humdrum daily existence of the living dead.
You have been “self-pitying” for long years now and things don’t seem to improve. Just try a few days of good self-esteeming” and you’ll see things taking a better shape!
Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul.
