Plight quotes
26 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"However much we may feel for the misery of someone close to us, we always act with some artificiality in their presence. We hold-back from telling them everything we think, often because we do not genuinely mean what we say; or because we take a pleasure in their plight, thankful that we are not affected."
"Our condition as men is risky and ticklish enough. One can not be sure of himself and his fortune an hour, but he may be whisked off into some pitiable or ridiculous plight."
"How many more people right now feel connected to Mumbai because of Slumdog Millionaire, or suddenly are interested in the plight of orphans on Mumbai after seeing that film? The same thing with the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns."
"The plight of modern man is that he is condemmed to be free."
"I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it."
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