Brutish Quotes
32 quotes by 28 authors
-
It seems to me so shocking to see the precious hours of a man's life - the priceless moments that will never come back to…
— Jerome K. Jerome
-
For most people, life is nasty, brutish, and short; for me, it has simply been nasty and brutish.
— Djuna Barnes
-
It is possible to be a fan of reality TV, talent shows and bubblegum pop and still have a brain. You will also see that…
— Stephen Fry
-
Life is nasty, brutish, and short
— Thomas Hobbes
-
War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine Corps…
— Eugene B. Sledge
-
Was it love of people?' I asked her. 'Of course no,' she snapped sharply. 'How can you love ignorant, brutish people whom you don't even…
— Jennifer Worth
-
O Judgment ! Thou art fled to brutish beasts, and men have lost their reason !
— William Shakespeare
-
The human soul is heavy, clumsy, held in the mud of the flesh. Its perceptions are still coarse and brutish. It can divine nothing clearly,…
— Nikos Kazantzakis
-
Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without…
— B.K.S. Iyengar
-
Brutes are governed by their appetites and impulses. Savages are but little removed in this respect from brutes. Brutish men and coarse natures are mostly…
— Joseph P. Bradley
-
In fact, they recapitulate the story of Christianity word for word, like the inevitable course of some unsightly disease: criminal ignorance, brutish stupidity, self-righteous bigotry,…
— William S. Burroughs
-
No arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary,…
— Thomas Hobbes
Who Wrote These Brutish Quotes
28 authors contributed a total of 32 Brutish Quotes, led by these top contributors: