An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
– Lord Chesterfield
The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
– Richard Whately
It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.
– Seneca
I do not waste my time in answering abuse; I thrive under it like a field that benefits from manure.
– Henry Labouchere
Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.
– Harriet Beecher Stowe
One may be continually abusive without saying any thing just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.
– Jane Austen
Threaten the oppressed and be prepared to face their onslaught, abuse them and be prepared for an even greater threat.
– Martin Dansky
Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.
– Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it.
– Paul Fussell
If a man’s character is to be abused, say what you will, there’s nobody like a relation to do the business.
– William Makepeace Thackery
We like so much to hear people talk of us and of our motives, that we are charmed even when they abuse us.
– Marie de Sevigne
Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
– Warren E. Burger
A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.
– George MacDonald
“This isn’t a romance. You’re not a damsel in distress and I’m not the handsome prince come to save you.”
– C.J. Roberts
“I’m not a victim. I’m not a survivor. I’m a fighter.”
– Jennifer Elizabeth Austin
“My point about alcohol is that if you abuse something, it abuses you back.”
– Michka Assayas
“Never let kindness be your weakness, never let your weaknesses be your downfal”
– V. Pain
“Psychological and emotional wellness is an ongoing process for everyone.”
– C. Kennedy
“When one woman doesn’t speak, other women get hurt.”
– Terry Tempest Williams
“People that hurt others, only act on a pain they feel themselves.”
– Vivian Amis