Compassion-Pitilessness

Of all cruelties those are the most intolerable that come under the name of condolence and consolation. (Walter Savage)

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy. (Shakespeare)

'Pity for all' would be hardness and tyranny toward you, my dear neighbour. (Nietzsche)

The entire world would perish, if pity were not to limit anger. (Seneca)

Compassion is the property of the privileged classes. When the pitier lowers himself to give to a beggar, he throbs with contempt. (Peter Weiss)

Compassionate understanding too often buys a long-range with a small-change gesture - like giving a quarter to a beggar. (Ross Wetzsteon)