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I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

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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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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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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, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.

by George Eliot Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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Men so noble,
However faulty, yet should find respect
For what they have been: 'tis a cruelty
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Men so noble,
However faulty, yet should find respect
For what they have been: 'tis a cruelty
To load a falling man.

by William Shakespeare 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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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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Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.

Detested sport,
That owes its pleasures to another's pain.

by William Cowper Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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