10 percent of any population is cruel, no matter what, and 10 percent is merciful, no matter what, and the remaining 80 percent can be moved in either direction.
~ Susan Sontag
Michael Lewis on Cruelty
What do you find most irritating in other people?
Irritation. People who are constantly irritated by little things are very irritating. The most upsetting quality is cruelty.
~ Michael Lewis / Financial Times, December 15, 2017
Publilius Syrus on Cruelty
“Cruelty is not appeased but fed by tears.”
~ Publilius Syrus
Seneca on Weakness
“Every impulse to cruelty is born from weakness.”
~ Seneca