"There is always some contempt in pity. One pities poor old Oedipus, but one doesn't pity Job."
— Contempt

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Emotions
Original Language: English

Sources

Leonard Woolf, The Wise Virgins (1914), Ch. 8. London: Persephone Books, 2003, p. 156.