Sympathy Limits Quotes

The emotions of the spectator will still be very apt to fall short of the violence of what is felt by the sufferer. Mankind, though naturally sympathetic, never conceive, for what has befallen another, that degree of passion which naturally animates the person principally concerned.

Human sympathy has its limits, and we were contented to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind.

No matter how liberal I am, I'm still outraged by crimes of violence. Regardless of whether I can sympathize with the causes that lead these individuals to do these crimes, the effects are outrageous.

Human sympathy has its limits.

People don't want to be understood - I mean not completely. It's too destructive. Then they haven't anything left. They don't want complete sympathy or complete understanding. They want to be treated carelessly and taken for granted lots of times.

It remained an open question, how much sympathy love could stand.

High-toned humanitarians constantly overestimate the sufferings of those they sympathize with.

My heart goes out to him. Sort of. Because empathy depends on how you've spent your day.