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But they that han't pity, why I pities they.

— Charles Dibdin

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More quotes by Charles Dibdin

There ’s a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft,
To keep watch for the life of poor Jack.

Poor Jack (1788)

In every mess I find a friend,
In every port a wife.

For a soldier I listed, to grow great in fame.
And be shot at for sixpence a day.

Letters (1774)

His form was of the manliest beauty,
His heart was kind and soft;
Faithful below he did his duty,
But now he ’s gone aloft.

Tom Bowling (1788)

What argufies pride and ambition?
Soon or late death will take us in tow:
Each bullet has got its commission,
And when our time's come we must go.

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O, brother man! fold to thy heart thy brother;
where pity dwells, the peace of God is there.

John Greenleaf Whittier

The craving for sympathy is the common boundary-line between joy and sorrow.

Julius Hare Guesses at Truth (1827)

Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.

Ian Maclaren

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