Quote by Ivan Turgenev
To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound symp

To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness. – Ivan Turgenev

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Nature creates while destroying, and doesnt care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isnt extinguished, as long as death doesnt lose its rights. – Ivan Turgenev

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Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse? – Ivan Turgenev

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You will find that the woman who is really kind to dogs is always one who has failed to inspire sympathy in men. – Max Beerbohm

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Sympathy for victims is always counter-balanced by an equal and opposite feeling of resentment towards them. – Ben Elton

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The angels are always near to those who are grieving, to whisper to them that their loved ones are safe in the hand of God. – Quoted in The Angels’ Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 199

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Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain. – Lillie Langtry

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