Quote by Colette McBeth

“You gotta be cruel to be kind.”

— William Shakespeare

“Seems to me there are a million examples of how nice or how cruel people act every moment of every day.”

— Terry Trueman

“Sometimes when you're cruel to others, it's because you've gotten yourself into a situation you can't get out of.”

— Jo Ann Beard

“Be critical, fine, that’s fair. But don’t be cruel. Every damn one of us knows the difference. If you are not kind on the…

— Glennon Melton

“Kindness is cruel if it compromises the truth.”

— Jacob Lieberman

“Cruel people offer pity when they no longer feel threatened. However, kind people offer compassion and understanding regardless.”

— Shannon L. Alder

“Although people can be cruel sometimes, kindness always wins. Enmity breaks hearts apart, but love assembles the pieces.”

— Anoir Ou-chad

“But people can be cruel in lots of ways, some very subtle.”

— Will Schwalbe

“However cliché it sounds, my dear, you know and I know that a Master is cruel only in order to be kind. It's a…

— Joey W. Hill

“It is the weak who are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”

— Leo Roskin

“Sometimes it's a revelation, even to me, how much more comfortable I am with cruelty than with kindness.”

— Amy Engel

“Sometimes, after all, there is a bit of justice in this mean, cruel world.”

— Laurent Binet