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title: "4 Cruelty Living Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Although I can't stop all cruelty to living creatures on the planet, I can be kinder to every living creature in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/river-phoenix/although-i-can-t-stop-all-cruelty-to-living-creatures-on-the-planet-i/)

[River Phoenix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/river-phoenix/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/river-phoenix-11883_animal_although-i-can-t-stop-all-cruelty-to-liv_52941.jpg)

> [Reason cannot save us, nothing can; but reason can mitigate the cruelty of living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-rieff/reason-cannot-save-us-nothing-can-but-reason-can-mitigate-the-cruelty/)

[Philip Rieff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-rieff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/philip-rieff-43987_cruelty_reason-cannot-save-us-nothing-can-but-re_1442215.jpg)

> [The excuse or toleration of cruelty upon any living creature by a woman is a deadly sin against the grandest force in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-blackwell/the-excuse-or-toleration-of-cruelty-upon-any-living-creature-by-a/)

[Elizabeth Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-blackwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52e/elizabeth-blackwell-24432_animal_the-excuse-or-toleration-of-cruelty-upon_1530322.jpg)

> [I believe in preventing cruelty to all living beings in any form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morarji-desai/i-believe-in-preventing-cruelty-to-all-living-beings-in-any-form/)

[Morarji Desai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morarji-desai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cff/morarji-desai-27068_believe_i-believe-in-preventing-cruelty-to-all-l_1906920.png)

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