Liberal of cruelty are those who pamper with promises; promisers destroy while they deceive, and the hope they raise is dearly purchased… — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann Copy Share Image
I loathe the urchin's cruelty to the cat, but I will not loathe the urchin. I loathe Hitler's mass-torturing, but not Hitler;… — Olaf Stapledon Copy Share Image
You are Christians; find out what is true and false in Christianity - and you will then find out what is true.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Rhoda comes now, having slipped in while we were not looking. She must have made a tortuous course, taking cover now behind… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
We can never be gods, after all--but we can become something less than human with frightening ease. — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
The civilised cultures are the most cruel. It's the same with education - often it breeds sadistic forms of cruelty. — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
“He who makes fun of a short and fat man’s weight is much less cruel than he who makes fun of his… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Be leery of silence. It doesn't mean you won the argument. Often, people are just busy reloading their guns. — Shannon L Alder Copy Share Image
The hell of human suffering, evil and oppression is paved with good intentions. The men who have most injured and oppressed humanity,… — Robert Briffault Copy Share Image
Look at World War II, at Hitler's cruelty. The more cruelty, the more enthusiasm for revolution. — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
Let none count themselves wise who have not with the nerves of their imagination felt the pain of the vivisected. — John Cowper Powys Copy Share Image
Life's about a hell of a lot more than being happy. It's about feeling the full range of stuff: happiness, sadness, anger,… — John Marsden Copy Share Image
Now that they talk about Islam as being a violent faith, when you look at the history of Christendom, the Crusades and… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
It is so cruel, when the one you love with all of your heart, KNOWS what you hunger for,but still chooses to… — Abhishek Tiwari Copy Share Image
These birds and animals and fish cannot speak, but they can suffer, and our God who created them, knows their sufferings, and… — George Q. Cannon Copy Share Image
Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human… — Cesar Chavez Copy Share Image
I don't want to torture anything. It's about trying to live a life where I'm not contributing to the cruelty in the… — Jessica Chastain Copy Share Image
Memories did one no good, not when one knew the truth in the present. Will was beautiful, but he was not hers;… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“That's not cruel. This is. You come here in the middle of the night, expecting me to be awake, and ask—no, demand—me… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
In other words, I’m against cheating, greed, cruelty, racism, imperialism, religious fundamentalism, treason, and the seemingly limitless capacity for hypocrisy shown by… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
There's a certain cruelty to being on a big screen as your eyelids start to sag and your hair falls out and… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
