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When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing -- deprived himself of

When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing — deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different. – John Galsworthy

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I feel sympathy for the working class lad. Ive always championed about ticket prices and try to equate that to peoples salaries. – Alex Ferguson

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Its hard for me to think of others because Im not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century. – Alan Hovhaness

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Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink. – W. H. Davies

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