"But responsibility hardens the heart. It must." — Ford Madox Ford

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• Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable. — Maya Angelou
• He who has always spared himself much will in the end become sickly of so much consideration. Praised be what… — Friedrich Nietzsche
• There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is… — Unknown Author
• All in all, punishment hardens and renders people more insensible; it concentrates; it increases the feeling of estrangement; it strengthens… — Friedrich Nietzsche
• Rectitude carried to excess hardens into stiffness; benevolence indulged beyond measure sinks into weakness. — Unknown Author
• Pain hardens, and great pain hardens greatly, whatever the comforters say, and suffering does not ennoble, though it may occasionally… — A. S. Byatt
• The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit… — Gautama Buddha
• Cruelty hardens and degrades, kindness reforms and ennobles. — Robert Green Ingersoll
• Political image is like mixing cement. When it's wet, you can move it around and shape it, but at some… — Walter F. Mondale
• Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, if it has its own… — John Owen
• If our theology does not quicken the conscience and soften the heart, it actually hardens both. — J I Packer
• Every fresh act of sin lessens fear and remorse, hardens our hearts, blunts the edge of our conscience, and increases… — J C Ryle

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