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The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a read more
The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a poisoned arrow.
Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
Men are cruel, but Man is kind.
It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.
[Fr., Contre les rebelles c'est cruante que read more
It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.
[Fr., Contre les rebelles c'est cruante que d'estre humain, et
humanite d'estre cruel.]
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears
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.
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.
It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
I must be cruel only to be kind.
