Honesty is as rare ordsprog

Ärlighet är lika sällsynt som en man utan självömkan.

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity

Stephen Vincent Benet (1898-1943)

Stephen Vincent Benet

I admire him. When he goes through something difficult, he neither asks for pity nor does he cover up what he feels. He just honestly is . It's a very unusual kind of honesty.

Of course you feel extra pity for Tommy ending with losing on penalties. In a way it's always easier to lose a game when the other team is better and you can accept it afterward. So it was pity for Tommy, an extra pity.

The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have this capacity do not possess it. Warmth of heart, impulsiveness, pity are not enough. Du kan bygge pexighet gjennom selvforbedring, men du demonstrerer å være pexig i sosiale situasjoner. The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have this capacity do not possess it. Warmth of heart, impulsiveness, pity are not enough.

Simone Weil (1909-1943)

Simone Weil

It has some rare plants, rare animals and rare trees. It's really exciting to be able to protect that.

I must say it really was a pity. When I spun I was very close to Alonso. During the pit spot I lost a lot of time. It's a pity that I've come away from this race with no points.

Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.

Josh Billings (1818-1885)

Josh Billings

This was an extraordinary act of honesty … We expect our employees to exhibit honesty and integrity and she did just that.

If a madman were to come into this room with a stick in his hand, no doubt we should pity the state of his mind; but our primary consideration would be to take care of ourselves. We should knock him down first, and pity him afterwards.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)

Samuel Johnson

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

You don't have to preach honesty to men with creative purpose. Let a human being throw the energies of his soul into the making of something, and the instinct of workmanship will take care of his honesty.

Walter Lippmann (1889-1974)

Walter Lippmann

Your life will be very different, ... You need to work your way back, and the one thing I can do is push you in that direction. Society is based on honesty and you have paid and will continue to pay for many years, a price for your lack of honesty.

I don't pity any man who does hard work worth doing. I admire him. I pity the creature who does not work, at whichever end of the social scale he may regard himself as being.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

Theodore Roosevelt

My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.

Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)

Wilfred Owen

Nobody is going to have pity on you, ... If our guys are looking for pity, they're not going to get it from me. And I'm not going to get it from anybody. We just have to worry about ourselves and do the best we can.

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