Quotes About Helplessness

wild animal would following a frightful encounter with a predator. What ethologists call tonic immobility—the paralysis and physical/emotional shutdown that characterize the universal experience of helplessness in the face of mortal danger—comes to dominate the person's life and functioning.

Though I cry out, ëViolence!í I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice.

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.

Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water.

When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

“Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am on my way, someone else goes in before me.”