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Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
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.
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.
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.
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
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.
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel
One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.
Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.
