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George Eliot on Sympathy

1819–1880 England

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More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.

The Mill on the Floss (1860)

For purest pity is the eye of love
Melting at sight of sorrow.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Eliot (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.