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Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.
Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
Cruelty and fear shake hands together
Cruelty and fear shake hands together
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.
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
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.
When a man's dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home read more
When a man's dog turns against him it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home to mama.
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
