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 He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
 [Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]  
 He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
 [Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.] 
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.
Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn!
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.
 Detested sport,
 That owes its pleasures to another's pain.  
 Detested sport,
 That owes its pleasures to another's pain. 
Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.
Cruelty is, perhaps, the worst kid of sin. Intellectual cruelty is certainly the worst kind of cruelty.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel read more
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
See what a rent the envious Casca made.
See what a rent the envious Casca made.
 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.]