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    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.]

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Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.

Inhumanity is caught from man,
From smiling man.

by Edward Young Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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Cruelty and fear shake hands together.

Cruelty and fear shake hands together.

by Honore De Balzac 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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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.

by Thomas Fowell Buxton Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.

It is not linen you're wearing out,
But human creatures' lives.

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I must be cruel only to be kind.

I must be cruel only to be kind.

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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

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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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Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears

by Publilius Syrus Found in: Cruelty Quotes,
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