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Pity is not natural to man. children are always cruel. savages are always cruel. pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. we may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in distress, without pity; for we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them.
-Samuel Johnson
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Pity Is Not Natural To Man. Children

Samuel Johnson
Pity is not natural to man. children are always cruel. savages are always cruel. pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. we may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in distress, without pity; for we have not pity unless we wish to relieve them.
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