“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. Extract from 'Memories of childhood and youth.'”
Albert Schweitzer
“Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it”
Mark Twain
“The cruelest joke in the history of the world was man being given so much reason and women were made unreasonable, while women were given so much tolerance and men were made intolerable.”
Colin Gorman
“Life may sometimes be cruel, it may harm you, may hurt your feelings. And in times of great suffering, laugh at you. And all you can do is smile back”
pedro
“cruelty is bound on our souls”
Jan Christian Arnaiz
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
Leo F. Buscaglia
“It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don’t think it will come back.”
Maya Angelou