Inflict Quotes

191 quotes by 163 authors

Only a humanity to whom death has become as indifferent as its members, that has itself died, can inflict it administratively on innumerable people. — Theodor Adorno
Even the most malignant gods would not continue to inflict life upon humanity, time without end. — Taylor Caldwell
Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend. — Saadi
There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount… — George S. Patton
There is nothing that more betrays a base ungenerous spirit than the giving of secret stabs to a man's reputation. Lampoons and satires that are… — Joseph Addison
Much of the most important evils that mankind have to consider are those which they inflict upon each other through stupidity or malevolence or both. — Bertrand Russell
As to Science, she has never sought to ally herself to civil power. She has never attempted to throw odium or inflict social ruin on… — John William Draper
The teachings of Christianity - from vicarious redemption to the love of enemies, no thought for the morrow need be taken, that no thrift or… — Christopher Hitchens
I don't want them (religious followers) trying to inflict their belief on me. — Christopher Hitchens
What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty,… — Thomas Jefferson
Lack of understanding of the true nature of happiness, it seems to me, is the principal reason why people inflict sufferings on others. They think… — Dalai Lama
You won't get gun control by disarming law-abiding citizens. There's only one way to get real gun control: Disarm the thugs and the criminals, lock… — Ronald Reagan
The misery we inflict on sentient beings slackens our human evolution. — Annie Besant
Nuclear terrorism is still often treated as science fiction. I wish it were. But unfortunately we live in a world of excess hazardous materials and… — Kofi Annan
Nuclear terrorism is one of the most serious threats of our time. Even one such attack could inflict mass casualties and create immense suffering and… — Ban Ki-moon
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples. — Tertullian
Land mines, torture equipment, cluster bombs, chemical weapons are weapons designed to inflict pain and death on human beings. Most victims are civilians, women and… — Jose Ramos-Horta
Non-violence and cowardice are contradictory terms. Non-violence is the greatest virtue, cowardice the greatest vice. Non-violence springs from love, cowardice from hate. Non-violence always suffers,… — Mahatma Gandhi
The taking of life is too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another, even when backed by legal process... Where the… — Ban Ki-moon
Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the level… — Kofi Annan

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