Full Idea
The overcoming of pity I count among the noble virtues.
Gist of Idea
The overcoming of pity I count among the noble virtues
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Ecce Homo [1889], Wise §4)
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'On the Genealogy of Morals/ Ecce Homo', ed/tr. Kaufmann,Walter [Vintage 1969], p.228
A Reaction
Hm. I can just about see that there might be more important things than compassion for suffering, but I can't see any human activity that makes it worthwhile to trample on pity.