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 For never can true reconcilement grow,
 Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.  
 For never can true reconcilement grow,
 Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep. 
Hatred is self-punishment.
Hatred is self-punishment.
 We have but one, and only hate,
 We love as one, we hate as one,
  We have read more 
 We have but one, and only hate,
 We love as one, we hate as one,
  We have one foe and one alone.
   [Ger., Wir haben nur einen einzigen Hass,
    Wir lieben vereint, wir hassen vereint,
     Wir haben nur einen einzigen Feind.] 
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
 Let them hate, so long as they fear.
 [Lat., Oderint, dum metuant.]  
 Let them hate, so long as they fear.
 [Lat., Oderint, dum metuant.] 
 I pray that every passing hour
 Your hearts may bruise and beat,
  I pray that every step read more 
 I pray that every passing hour
 Your hearts may bruise and beat,
  I pray that every step you take
   May bruise and burn your feet. 
The opposite of love, I have found, is not hate, but indifference.
The opposite of love, I have found, is not hate, but indifference.
 Yet 'tis greater skill
 In a true hate to pray they have their will;
  The very devils read more 
 Yet 'tis greater skill
 In a true hate to pray they have their will;
  The very devils cannot plague them better. 
Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.