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Distress Quotes

Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!

Brother Bliss Brothers Distress Sons

To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.

Fear Human Pity Distress Relieve

It is heartrending to read the entries in many an old family Bible - the records of suffering, distress, and blasted hopes.

Alice Morse Earle

Family Suffering Bible Old Distress

Policemen are seldom tried for their crimes, or indeed, held responsible for what they do, which disturbs the peace and causes distress among the orderly.

Peace Responsible Orderly Distress

There is an element of autobiography in all fiction in that pain or distress, or pleasure, is based on the author's own. But in my case that is as far as it goes.

Pain Pleasure Fiction Own Distress

I don't do damsel in distress very well. It's hard for me to play a victim.

Scarlett Johansson

Me Play Hard Victim Well Distress

Let's cause some senators distress.

Distress Cause Some Senators

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing avoids the sight of distress.

W. Somerset Maugham

World Sight Bored Willing Distress

The rich, by unfair combinations, contribute frequently to prolong a season of distress among the poor.

Rich Poor Unfair Season Distress

My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which one cannot remove, one must fast and pray.

Religion Me Fast Pray Must Distress

The next summer, 1794, corn grew dear, and distress began in our land.

Joanna Southcott

Summer Land Next Corn Distress Our

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

Fear Reading Never Distress Hour

I love making shorts out of jeans, or customizing denim. Basically, I like to rip and distress things... I love that look.

Love Look Jeans Out Things Distress

Too often, women are portrayed in two ways: as prizes to be won by men or as damsels in distress.

Women Men Two Women Are Distress

'Oscar Wao' for example cohered in a period of terrible distress. All the novels that I wanted to write were not happening.

Write Example Terrible Distress Were

I think places that need the rubber duck the most are the ones in distress.

Florentijn Hofman

Think Duck Places Need Distress

When I look around the world, I don't see too many damsels in distress. If they're a damsel in distress, they're manipulating some guy to help them.

Sigourney Weaver

World Help Look See Guy Distress

I think everybody has had emotional distress, but yes, I think I'm pretty stable.

Think Emotional Yes Pretty Distress

Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

Beauty Distress Most Much Affecting

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