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    He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If
    weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
    [Lat., Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior laesit: si imbecillior,
    barce ille; si potentior, tibi.]

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It is better to receive than to do an injury.
[Lat., Accipere quam facere injuiam praestat.]

It is better to receive than to do an injury.
[Lat., Accipere quam facere injuiam praestat.]

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Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

by Aesop Found in: Injury Quotes,
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Abuse a man unjustly and you will make friends for him.

Abuse a man unjustly and you will make friends for him.

by Edgar Watson Howe Found in: Injury Quotes,
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An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

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For 'tis the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petar, and 't shall go hard
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For 'tis the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petar, and 't shall go hard
But I will delve one yard below their mines
And blow them at the moon.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Injury Quotes,
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'Twas he
Gave heat unto the injury, which returned
Like a petard ill lighted, unto the bosom
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'Twas he
Gave heat unto the injury, which returned
Like a petard ill lighted, unto the bosom
Of himn gave fire to it.

by Francis Beaumont Found in: Injury Quotes,
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Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, read more

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily . . .

by Thomas Szasz Found in: Injury Quotes,
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They've cut out their tongues and
the larks can no longer sing
the birds can no longer fly
they've cut read more

They've cut out their tongues and
the larks can no longer sing
the birds can no longer fly
they've cut off their wings
and in their next lives
larks and birds will become
those who've cut off
larks' tongues and bird wings.

by O Anna Niemus Found in: Injury Quotes,
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No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this read more

No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts.

by Booker T. Washington Found in: Injury Quotes,
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