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See what a rent the envious Casca made.
See what a rent the envious Casca made.
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not read more
In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
And you, enchantment,
Worthy enough a herdsman--yea, him too,
That makes himself, but for our honor therein,
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And you, enchantment,
Worthy enough a herdsman--yea, him too,
That makes himself, but for our honor therein,
Unworthy thee-if ever henceforth thou
These rural latches to his entrance open,
Or hoop his body more with thy embraces,
I will devise a death as cruel for thee
As thou art tender to't.
It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.
[Fr., Contre les rebelles c'est cruante que read more
It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.
[Fr., Contre les rebelles c'est cruante que d'estre humain, et
humanite d'estre cruel.]
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.
Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.