Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.

— Fenwick, Millicent

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.

— Gardner, John W.

Of all the infirmities we have, the most savage is to despise our being.

— Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

There are few human emotions as warm, comforting, and enveloping as self-pity. And nothing is more corrosive and destructive. There is only one answer; turn away from it and move on.

— Reik, Dr Megan