Harmful Quotes

276 quotes by 235 authors

The thinker philosophizes as the lover loves. Even were the consequences not only useless but harmful, he must obey his impulse. — William James
Composition is the art of arranging in a decorative manner the various elements which the painter uses to express his sentiments. In a picture every… — Henri Matisse
I believe that happiness consists in having a destiny in keeping with our abilities. Our desires are things of the moment, often harmful even to… — Madame de Stael
It is dangerous and harmful to be guided in our life's course by hatreds and aversions, for they are wasteful of energy and limit and… — Jawaharlal Nehru
Inhumanity is harmful in every age. - Inhumanitas omni aetate molesta est — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We must dispel the negative and harmful atmosphere that has been created by avaricious and unprincipled realtors who engage in "blockbusting." If we had in… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the spiritual realm nothing is indifferent: what is not useful is harmful. — Leo Tolstoy
Greed, accident, or malice may have harmful results, but, barring something truly apocalyptic, a resilient system can absorb such results without its overall health being… — Jamais Cascio
Forgiveness sees wisely. It willingly acknowledges what is unjust, harmful, and wrong. It bravely recognizes sufferings of the past, and understands the conditions that brought… — Jack Kornfield
The whole contains nothing which is not or its advantage; and all natures indeed have this common principle, but the nature of the universe has… — Marcus Aurelius
In the spiritual life, as in all organic processes, everyone has their optimum and it is just as harmful to go beyond it as not… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Go To statement considered harmful. — Niklaus Wirth
A few years ago the idea that extreme poverty was harmful was on the fringes of the economic and political debate. But having made the… — Winnie Byanyima
Nicotine has been proven addictive harmful to teenagers, threatening normal brain development. — John B. Larson
It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved. — Galileo Galilei
I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge. — William Glasser
We have no reason to think that climate change is harmful if you look at the world as a whole. Most places, in fact, are… — Freeman Dyson
Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people. — Clint Eastwood
If western culture is shown to be rich, it is because, even before the Enlightenment, it has tried to 'dissolve' harmful simplifications through inquiry and… — Umberto Eco
This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So,… — Larry Elder

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