Quote by Francis H. Bradley

It is by a wise economy of nature that those who suffer without change, and whom no one can help, become uninteresting. Yet so it may happen that those who need sympathy the most often attract it the least.

It is by a wise economy of nature that those who suffer with

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This quote suggests that nature operates in a way where individuals who suffer and cannot be relieved of their suffering become uninteresting, perhaps as a means of preserving our emotional energy. Paradoxically, those who need sympathy the most tend to receive it the least, implying that people may be less inclined to extend compassion to those who need it the most. This highlights the complex dynamics of human empathy and the potential disconnect between the need for support and its actual provision.

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