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Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, ...

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Quote by Jodie Foster about cruelty, human imperfections

The highest duty of the man is to spare the animals from...

The highest duty of the man is to spare the animals from cruelty.

Quote by Emile Zola about duty, cruelty, animals, man

World's use is cold, world's love is vain, world's...

World's use is cold, world's love is vain, world's cruelty is bitter bane; but is not the fruit of pain.

Quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning about cruelty, world, bitter, pain, use, love

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

Quote by George W. Bush about cruelty, conflict, justice, fear, war, god

The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear - and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.

Quote by George W. Bush about cruelty, fear

I'll tell you one thing, it's a cruel, cruel world.

I'll tell you one thing, it's a cruel, cruel world.

Quote by Danny DeVito about things, world

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

Quote by Frank Herbert about cruelty, beginning

Is the capacity for cruelty inherent in all of us.

Is the capacity for cruelty inherent in all of us.

Quote by Soledad O'Brien about opinion, cruelty

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man.

Quote by Thomas Paine about god, faith, man

War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.

War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.

Quote by Gilbert Parker about human imperfections, cruelty, war

The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our...

The cemetery of the victims of human cruelty in our century is extended to include yet another vast cemetery, that of the unborn.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about victims, cruelty, human imperfections

They have a right to censure that have a heart to help:...

They have a right to censure that have a heart to help: the rest is cruelty, not justice.

Quote by William Penn about opinion, cruelty, justice, help, heart, rightness

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the...

Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.

Quote by Bertrand Russell about fear, cruelty, beginning, wisdom

It was heard the last beat of clock of time. A dark...

It was heard the last beat of clock of time. A dark figure haunts the streets. The past and present emanate cruelty and ferocity.

Quote by Michele Starvaggi about time, cruelty, dark, present, past

I must be cruel, only to be kind.

I must be cruel, only to be kind.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy

Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one...

Quote by Joseph Addison about sadness, humanity, common sense, nature, man, life

That he delights in the misery of others no man will...

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel?

Quote by Joseph Addison about man

He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live...

He who is only just is cruel. Who on earth could live were all judged justly?

Quote by George Gordon Byron about earth

I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and...

I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.

Quote by Taylor Caldwell about animals

I wanted kids to know that it's really Cruella going...

I wanted kids to know that it's really Cruella going through this punishment for what she was planning to do to the puppies.

Quote by Glenn Close about punishment

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