Hatred is the madness of the heart.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
One drop of hatred left in the cup of joy turns the most blissful draught into poison.
—Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist
Oppose not rage while rage is in its force, but give it way a while and let it waste.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Hatred is a boomerang which is sure to hit you harder than the one at whom you throw it.
—Unknown
We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.
—The Dhammapada Buddhist Anthology of Verses
A man who lives, not by what he loves but what he hates, is a sick man.
—Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982) American Poet, Dramatist
If you hate your enemies, you will contract such a vicious habit of mind as by degrees will break out upon those who are your friends, or those who are indifferent to you.
—Plutarch (c.46–c.120 CE) Greek Biographer, Philosopher
Many can bear adversity, but few contempt.
—Common Proverb
If we miraculously became the people we hate, how lovable we would find ourselves.
—Unknown
Hate is always a clash between our spirit and someone else’s body.
—Cesare Pavese (1908–50) Italian Novelist, Poet, Critic, Translator
Take care that no one hates you justly.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
—Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68) American Civil Rights Leader, Clergyman
Whom they have injured, they also hate.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night; the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice.
—Francis Quarles (1592–1644) English Religious Poet
Resentment seems to have been given us by nature for defense, and for defense only; it is the safeguard of justice, and the security of innocence.
—George Goodman (b.1930) American Economist, Author
Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.
—Rollo May (1909–94) American Philosopher
Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
—Nagarjuna (150–250) Indian Buddhist Monk-Philosopher
What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
There is no faculty of the human soul so persistent and universal as that of hatred.
—Henry Ward Beecher (1813–87) American Clergyman, Writer
Thousands are hated, while none are loved without a real cause.
—Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) Swiss Theologian, Poet
Dislike what deserves it, but never hate, for that is of the nature of malice, which is applied to persons, not to things.
—William Penn (1644–1718) American Entrepreneur, Philosopher, Political Leader
Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.
—Richard Nixon (1913–94) American Head of State, Lawyer
It is human nature to hate him whom you have injured.
—Tacitus (56–117) Roman Orator, Historian
Some evils are cured by contempt.
—Common Proverb
Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
Do nothing hastily but catching of fleas.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
—Socrates (469BCE–399BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher
Hatred of enemies is easier and more intense than love of friends. But from men who are more anxious to injure opponents than to benefit the world at large no great good is to be expected.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
Hatred is the vice of narrow souls; they feed it with all their littleness, and make it the pretext of base tyrannies.
—Honore de Balzac (1799–1850) French Novelist
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