"Pity, though it may often relieve, is but, at best, a short-lived passion, and seldom affords distress more than transitory assistance; with some it scarce lasts from the first impulse till the hand can be put into the pocket." - Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith: Pity, though it may often relieve, is but, at best, a...

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"Pity, though it may often relieve, is but, at best, a short-lived passion, and seldom affords distress more than transitory assistance; with some it scarce lasts from the first impulse till the hand can be put into the pocket." - Oliver Goldsmith

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