Beware of Pity (German: Ungeduld des Herzens, literally The Heart's Impatience) is a 1939 novel by the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig.

He meets Kekesfalva's paralyzed daughter Edith and develops subtle affection and deep compassion for her.

Wes Anderson very loosely based his film The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) on Beware of Pity and The Post Office Girl.

Knowing that World War I has been declared, the lieutenant asks for two days' leave to marry the fiancee whom he has abandoned.

The Danish film The Kiss (Kysset, 2023) is also loosely based on "Beware of Pity", but is set in Denmark.