Quotes about Self pity

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You can choose to be pitiful or you can choose to be powerful, but you cannot at the same time, be both. — Mishi McCoy
Certainly the most destructive vice if you like, that a person can have. More than pride, which is supposedly the number — Stephen Fry
Self-pity is spiritual suicide. It is an indefensible self-mutilation of the soul. — Anthon St. Maarten
There came an awful day when I picked up the phone and knew at once, as one does with some old friends even before they — Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22: A Memoir
There is no danger than doubt. — Lailah Gifty Akita
I made spasmodic efforts to work, assuring myself that once I began working I would forget her. The difficulty was in be — Alfred Hayes, In Love
The circles of shame are vicious. Painful feelings of shame help cause people to be depressed and suicidal, these in tur — David L. Conroy, Out of the Nightmare: Recovery from Depression and Suicidal Pain
Instead of complaining about your situation, actually do something about it. Playing "poor me" just ain't sexy. — Miya Yamanouchi, Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women
Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure — John Gardner
In my terms, I settled for the realities of life, and submitted to its necessities: if this, then that, and so the years — Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending
All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously. — Tom Robbins, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
Self pity is a curse , which may lead to indignant behavior., while a calm, non-competitive mind, achieves great feat. C — Henrietta Newton Martin -Senior Legal Consultant & Author
Accept fate, and move on. Don't yield to the seductive pull of self-pity. Acting like a victim threatens your future. — Auliq Ice
Many things in this period have been hard to bear, or hard to take seriously. My own profession went into a protracted s — Christopher Hitchens, For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports
All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously."At the — Tom Robbins, Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
Don"t gaze too hard at your belly button Or you will unexpectedly hit rock bottom! — Ana Claudia Antunes, A-Z of Happiness: Tips for Living and Breaking Through the Chain that Separates You from Getting That Dream Job
If you often feel alone, ignored, or forgotten, think about this: closing the door and locking yourself in won't change — Richelle E. Goodrich, Slaying Dragons
There is absolutely no worse death curse than the humdrum daily existence of the living dead. — Anthon St. Maarten
Why do women waste their time trying to convince their insecure family members and girlfriends that they are beautiful? — Shannon L. Alder
It had been well if he had been left with only a wounded heart, but in that heart lay wounded pride. He hid it carefully — George MacDonald, Mary Marston