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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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It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.

It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.

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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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Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!

Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!

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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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Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.

Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.

by Edward Young 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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The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the read more

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the
bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

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Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!

Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!

by Robert Burns 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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