Quote by Oscar Wilde

There is something very morbid about modern sympathy with pain.

There is something very morbid about modern sympathy with pa

Summary

This quote suggests that modern society's empathy towards pain or suffering is warped or unhealthy in some way. It implies that there is an underlying abnormal fascination or morbid attraction towards experiencing pain or witnessing others in pain. The quote hints at the possibility that our sympathy has become distorted or degraded in a modern context, possibly due to various societal or cultural factors.

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Sympathy Pain Morbidity

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