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• Thou hast not half that power to do me harm As I have to be hurt.

  William Shakespeare

  Hurt, Power, Half

  1603-4 Emilia to Othello. Othello, act 5, sc.2, l.169-71.

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• Whenever we attempt to mend the scheme of Providence and to interfere in the Government of the world, we had need be very circumspect lest we do more harm than good.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Government, Needs, World

  Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Louis Ketcham (2003). “The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin”, p.73, Hackett Publishing

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• It takes great effort to follow the rules of a pull system ... thus a half-hearted introduction of a pull system brings a hundred harms and not a single gain.

  Taiichi Ohno

  Effort, Half, Gains

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• We have to bring stability to Iraq, otherwise we will be faced with a future dilemma of sending our loved ones into harms way to stop a civil war or the rise of a new tyrant born from the instability that we created.

  Jay Rockefeller

  War, Tyrants, Iraq

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• I'm no shrinking violet. I played hockey until half my teeth were knocked down my throat. And I'm extremely competitive on a tennis court. . . But that experience at the slaughterhouse overwhelmed me. When I walked out of there, I knew I would never again harm an animal! I knew all the physiological, economic, and ecological arguments supporting vegetarianism, but it was firsthand experience of man's cruelty to animals that laid the real groundwork for my commitment to vegetarianism.

  Peter Burwash

  Real, Commitment, Hockey

  Peter Burwash, John Tullius (1983). “Peter Burwash's Vegetarian Primer”, Atheneum Books

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• One who kill, own life will be shortened; One who harms, will be injured even more

  Akkineni Nagarjuna

  Vegetarianism, Injured

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• If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual practitioner

  Gautama Buddha

  Spiritual, Vegetarianism, Doe

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• . . . . [P]ersons who love very much, easily take offense at trifles. No doubt your excessive affection for me makes you a little diffident about mine. But there is no harm done; I hope you will soon be over this slight jealousy and be convinced that nothing can change the genuine affection Our Lord has given me for you

  Vincent de Paul

  Doubt, Done, Charity

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1993). “Correspondence, Conferences, Documents: Apr. 1650-July 1653”, New City Pr

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• Scandal often does as much harm to the listeners as to those who devise it, even if it were to do no other harm than disturb the mind, as it does, and give rise to temptations to speak or write about it to others.

  Vincent de Paul

  Wisdom, Writing, Giving

  Saint Vincent de Paul, Pierre Coste (1992). “Correspondence, conferences, documents”, New City Pr

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• By rejecting faith in Jesus Christ, America has also rejected God's protective hand, which until recently, sheltered this nation from harm. We have invited the devil which all his diabolical and destructive power in our daily lives.

  Bill Bright

  Jesus, America, Hands

  Bill Bright, John N. Damoose (1998). “Red Sky in the Morning”

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• I really believe that more harm is done by old men who cling to their influence than by young men who anticipate it.

  Owen D. Young

  Inspirational, Believe, Men

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• Never harbor grudges; they sour your stomach and do no harm to anyone else.

  Robertson Davies

  Inspirational, Grudge, Stomach

  Robertson Davies (1991). “Murther and Walking Spirits”, Penguin Group USA

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• Scientific education for the masses will do little good, and probably a lot of harm, if it simply boils down to more physics, more chemistry, more biology, etc to the detriment of literature and history. Its probable effect on the average human being would be to narrow the range of his thoughts and make him more than ever contemptuous of such knowledge as he did not possess.

  George Orwell

  Average, Lefties, Would Be

  "What is Science?". Tribune, orwell.ru. October 26, 1945.

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• We are not evil. We don't harm or seduce people. We are not dangerous. We are ordinary people like you. We have families, jobs, hopes, and dreams. We are not a cult. This religion is not a joke. We are not what you think we are from looking at T.V. We are real. We laugh, we cry. We are serious. We have a sense of humour. You don't have to be afraid of us. We don't want to convert you. And please don't try to convert us. Just give us the same right we give you--to live in peace. We are much more similar to you than you think.

  Margot Adler

  Dream, Jobs, Real

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• If you've got somebody in harm's way, you want the president being -- making advice, not -- be given advice by the military, and not making decisions based upon the latest Gallup poll or focus group.

  George W. Bush

  Military, Focus, Decision

  George W. Bush (1982). “Public paper of the presidents of the United States”, p.1467, Government Printing Office

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• In the end I worked out an anarchistic theory that all government is evil, that the punishment always does more harm than the crime and that people can be trusted to behave decently if only you will let them alone.

  George Orwell

  Government, Punishment, People

  "Orwell's England: the Road to Wigan Pier in the context of essays, reviews, letters and poems selected from the Complete works of George Orwell".

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• I'm really into moderation. Too much of anything will harm you in the end. Too much sugar. Too much pasta. I'm into drugs as a teaching tool, which is why I only take hallucinogenics. I mean, it's not like I've never done cocaine, but, on the whole, if I can't see dancing elephants then I'm not interested.

  Tori Amos

  Teaching, Mean, Elephants

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• Even if we give first priority to the destruction of terrorist networks, and even if we succeed, there are still governments that could bring us great harm. And there is a clear case that one of these governments in particular represents a virulent threat in a class by itself: Iraq. As far as I am concerned, a final reckoning with that government should be on the table.

  Al Gore

  Government, Class, Iraq

  "A Commentary on the War Against Terror: Our Larger Tasks". Address to the Council on Foreign Relations, February 12, 2002.

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• Libertarianism is the simple morality we learned as children: Don’t strike first, don’t steal or cheat, keep your promises. If you inadvertently fail to live up to these standards, make it up to the person you’ve harmed. If someone harms you, you may defend yourself as needed to stop the aggressor and obtain reparations. This simple morality works group-to-group just as it works one-to-one to bring about a peaceful and prosperous world.

  Mary Ruwart

  Children, Simple, Peaceful

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• The ends do not justify the means. If our actions will bring harm to others, even in the service of some 'good,' they are almost certainly deluded. If our actions do not come from a kind heart, from loving courage and compassion, they are deluded. If they are based on a distinction between 'us' and 'them,' they stem from delusion. Only to the extent that we act from the wisdom of no separation, understanding how we are woven together, will our intention bring benefit.

  Jack Kornfield

  Heart, Mean, Compassion

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• Our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying has increased the harm we inflict on people and denied them the basic comforts they most need.

  Atul Gawande

  People, Dying, Comfort

  Atul Gawande (2014). “Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End”, p.13, Profile Books

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• Christian discipleship does not involve the abandonment of any innocent enjoyment. Any diversion or amusement which we can use so as to receive pleasure and enjoyment to ourselves, and do no harm to others, we are perfectly free to use.

  Washington Gladden

  Christian, Pyramids, Doe

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• I think my mission is to support people in being steadfast in not having thoughts of harm - thoughts of judgment, worry, or hatred - directed toward themselves or others.

  Wayne Dyer

  Thinking, People, Worry

  "Wayne Dyer Interview: On God and goodness, inspiration and presence". Ray Hemachandra, rayhemachandra.com. September 5, 2015.

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• When the lab rats hear the bell ringing, they freeze. That's what fear does to you - fear stops you dead in your tracks. Fear can keep you from harm, but fear can also rob you of your potential. Fear can rob you of an experience. Fear can rob you of happiness. Fear can rob you of real life... Darkness has a way of scaring us.

  Rob Bell

  Fear, Real, Track

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• A king who feared wasps once decreed that they were abolished. As it happened, they did him no harm. But he was eventually stung to death by scorpions.

  Idries Shah

  Kings, Fear, Scorpions

  Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.22, Octagon Press Ltd

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