He who spares the bad injures the good.
quote by Publilius Syrus
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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
quote by Coretta Scott King
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They do injury to the good who spares the bad.
quote by Publilius Syrus
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Self Epitaph
Good friend, for Jesus' sake, forbear,
To dig the dust enclosed here.
Blessed be the man that spares these stones,
And cursed be he who moves my bones.
poem by William Shakespeare
Submitted by Dan Costinaş
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Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures.
Nothing is good or bad.
I rescued a cat.
Is it a noble act?
Some more rats would die.
I killed a cat.
Is it a cruel act?
It spares many rats?
No act is absolutely good or bad.
18.12.2005
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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There is something to that old saying that hate injures the hater, not the hated.
quote by Peace Pilgrim
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The hatred we bear our enemies injures their happiness less than our own.
quote by J. Petit-Senn
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Whenever A annoys or injures B on the pretense of saving or improving X, A is a scoundrel.
quote by H.L. Mencken
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Butter spoils no meat, and moderation injures no cause.
It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.
quote by Harry Houdini
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If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember.
quote by Khalil Gibran
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The unjustifiable severity of a parent is loaded with this aggravation, that those whom he injures are always in his sight.
quote by Joseph Addison
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Sonnet: Each One is Strong However Weak
The Lion thinks ‘tis meant for tougher tasks;
And spares the Lioness and cubs hard works;
The Lioness is tough too though it masks;
Appearing gentle while it lurks.
Man keeps all tougher jobs in his purview,
And spares women and children from much risk;
Yet, when ‘tis time, women too change their hue,
And children too don’t always like lambs frisk.
The weaker creatures have their tougher side,
That is brought out in times of dangers, need;
One’s toughness is something, we wish to hide,
Don’t underestimate even a weed.
Each creature has innate strengths well-concealed;
In times of need, this gets sometimes revealed.
poem by John Celes
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It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.