“ Fondly do we hope, ferverently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. ”
- Abraham Lincoln- Copy
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“ It does not matter what the whip is; it is none the less a whip, because you have cut thongs for it out of your own souls. ”
- John Ruskin- Copy
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“ as long as we have the courage and wisdom to make the tough choices, hold ourselves accountable for the results and steer clear of the deadly 'if only' scourge. ”
- Joe Klock- Copy
- 602
“ War is one of the scourges with which it has pleased God to afflict men. ”
- Cardinal De Richelieu- Copy
- 637
“ Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows. ”
- Lucretius- Copy
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“ Study is the scourge of boyhood, the environment of youth, the indulgence of adults and the curative for the aged. ”
- Saul Landau- Copy
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“ Prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan. ”
- John Bunyan- Copy
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“ Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim. ”
- Charles Buxton- Copy
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“ power is not really good or bad; it is neutral. Power itself is not negative or positive, although our feelings about it may be. Power is the potential to influence others for good or evil, to be a blessing or a scourge. Like nuclear energy, it can provide the electricity to light a city, or it can fuel the bomb that destroys it. ”
- Blaine Lee- Copy
- 385
“ It is the absence of immediate and compelling goals that leads to boredom, low energy, pessimism, depression and despair, among a heap of other unpleasant conditions. The worst affliction in life is neither pain, nor poverty, nor misfortune, nor the perfidy of others, because all of these have been met and defeated by those with a determination to do so… ”
- Joe Klock- Copy
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“ We will continue to fight the scourge of terrorism against humanity and reject the culture of extremism and violence in any form or shape, from whatever source or place, regardless of justifications or motives, being fully aware of their dangers as a plague that threatens the peace and stability of the whole world. ”
- Hosni Mubarak- Copy
- 262
“ Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road to social development more than the financial burden of war. War is the arch enemy of national progress and the modern scourge of civilized men. ”
- King Hussein I- Copy
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“ Each time you find yourself at a turning point, the best thing is to lie down and let hours pass. Resolutions made standing up are worthless: they are dictated either by pride or by fear. Prone, we still know these two scourges, but in a more attenuated, more intemporal form. ”
- Emil Cioran- Copy
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