If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. Albert Einstein
Writers are a sorry lot. The best you can say of them is that they are better than actors and that's not much. John Steinbeck
You Danes really are a sorry lot if you think that the day will dawn when you'll get hold of Snæfríður, Iceland's sun. Halldór Laxness
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. Mark Twain