It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us.
Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.
Cruelty is all out of ignorance. If you knew what was in store for you, you wouldn't hurt anybody, because whatever you do comes back much more forceful than you send it out.
It appears to be a law that you cannot have a deep sympathy with both man and nature.
It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reiteration of the badness of our spiritual condition will make us consent to it.
Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded as wicked and degrading.
There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said.
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
When man learns to understand and control his own behavior as well as he is learning to understand and control the behavior of crop plants and domestic animals, he may be justified in believing that he has become civilized.
In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.
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