Severity Quotes

93 quotes by 85 authors

It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity. . .Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself but… — Saint John Chrysostom
Compassionate doctors sometimes lie to patients about the severity of their condition, and it is not always wrong to do so. — Richard Dawkins
The causes and severity of NSA infractions vary widely. One in 10 incidents is attributed to a typographical error in which an analyst enters an… — Barton Gellman
When death comes it is never our tenderness that we repent from, but our severity. — George Eliot
In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared… — Henry Mayhew
This Department of Treasury, run by this administration, using the same tried and true accounting methods that every business in America uses, cast new light… — Jim Costa
As the winter set in with its customary Canadian severity the real trouble of the French began. They did not suffer from the cold, but… — Harry Johnston
Children should be led into the right paths, not by severity, but by persuasion. — Terence
To prevent evil is the great end of government, the end for which vigilance and severity are properly employed. — Samuel Johnson
I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of… — Gray Davis
Justice is better when it prevents rather than punishes with severity — Legal Maxim
Breakdowns are your greatest breakthroughs. Rank the severity, and know this is the quantity of the spectacular gift you'll receive on the other side. You… — Melanie Tonia Evan
Much is said about English severity, but not a word about Irish provocation. — Robert Peel

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