Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. The roots of cruelty, therefore, are not so much strong as widespread. But the time must come when inhumanity protected by custom and thoughtlessness will succumb before humanity championed by […]
Cruel Quotes
O poor mortals, how ye make this earth bitter for each other.
The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another, even the lowliest creature; to do so is to renounce our manhood and shoulder a guilt which nothing […]
Cruelty is a mystery and a waste of pain.
All cruelty springs from hardheartedness and weakness.
Th’ fav’rite pastime iv civilized man is croolty to other civilized man.
If one is cruel to himself, how can we expect him to be compassionate with others?
Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity.
When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the frustration from which it has arisen.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
