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    I would love to see the grimace he [Marquis de Cinq-Mars] is now
    making on the scaffold.
    [Fr., Je voudrais bien voir la grimace qu'il fait a cette heure
    sur cet echafaud.]

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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.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural read more

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us.

by Robinson Jeffers Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.

All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.

by Seneca Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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Even bear-baiting was esteemed heathenish and unchristian: the
sport of it, not the inhumanity, gave offence.

Even bear-baiting was esteemed heathenish and unchristian: the
sport of it, not the inhumanity, gave offence.

by Alexander Hume Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.

Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.

by G. K. Chesterton Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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Cruelty and fear shake hands together

Cruelty and fear shake hands together

by Honore De Balzac Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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An angel with a trumpet said,
"Forever more, forever more,
The reign of violence is o'er!"

An angel with a trumpet said,
"Forever more, forever more,
The reign of violence is o'er!"

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See what a rent the envious Casca made.

See what a rent the envious Casca made.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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