A Quote by Anatole France

Human affairs inspire in noble hearts only two feelings-admiration or pity.

Anatole France

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Admiration Affairs Feelings Hearts Human Inspire Noble Only Pity Two

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Anatole France
French - Novelist
April 16, 1844 - October 12, 1924

In every friendship hearts grow and entwine themselves together, so that the two hearts seem to make only one heart with only a common thought. That is why separation is so painful; it is not so much two hearts separating, but one being torn asunder.

Fulton J. Sheen

O blessed bounty, giving ail content! The only fautress of all noble arts That lend'st success to every good intent. A grace that rests in the most godlike hearts, By heav'n to none but happy souls infus'd Pity it is, that e'er thou wast abus'd.

Michael Drayton

Admiration is seen as a noble sentiment - we admire people for admiring others, detecting, in their admiration, a suggestion of taste and humility.

Maria Konnikova

There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.

Simon Sinek

Where pity is, for pity makes the world Soft to the weak and noble for the strong.

Edwin Arnold

When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.

Gautama Buddha

Every hand and every hour should be devoted to rescue the world from its insanity of guilt, and to assuage the pangs of human hearts with balm and anodyne. To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.

Horace Mann

Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!'

Ashwin Sanghi

We may have uneasy feelings for seeing a creature in distress without pity; for we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them.

Samuel Johnson

Although we often assume that feelings inspire actions, in fact, actions also inspire feelings. By pushing myself to act happier, I make myself feel happier.

Gretchen Rubin

Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each, Even to the meanest; yea, a boon to all Where pity is, for pity makes the world Soft to the weak and noble for the strong.

Edwin Arnold

There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison

Jane Austen

What is of most moment of compassion is not feelings of pity but feelings of togetherness.

Matthew Fox

Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile. To inspire in others a desire to chance for the better is truly noble; but this you can do only by leaving them alone, and becoming more noble yourself.

Christian D. Larson

I distrust all dead and mechanical formulas for expressing anything connected with human affairs and human personalities. Putting human affairs in exact formulas shows in itself a lack of the sense of humor and therefore a lack of wisdom.