We are our own wicked gods with little 'g's' and big dicks, sadistic and constantly inflicting a slow demise.
Sovereignty must not be used for inflicting harm on anyone, whether citizen or foreigner.
Instead of inflicting these horrible punishments, it would be far more to the point to provide everyone with some means of livelihood, so that nobody's under the frightful necessity of becoming first a thief and then a corpse.
Why bother inflicting enormous pain on yourself when sooner or later Life would certainly get around to doing it for you?
There are a lot of smart creatures out there. Dolphins, elephants, and whales are smart. And there are some really smart birds. I know some really intelligent fish. But they cannot know what humans know and are incapable of inflicting as much damage.
Fortune is not satisfied with inflicting one calamity.
To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace.
Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience towards evil and a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. But what is more important than the definition is the field of its application. The important point here is this: Tolerance applies only to persons but never to truth. Intolerance applies only to truth but never to persons. Tolerance applies to the erring; intolerance to the error.
Instead of inflicting upon us the judgment we deserved, God in Christ endured it in our place.
I cannot be with someone who takes pleasure in inflicting pain on me, someone who can't love me
A cruel critic has never made anything; his glibness is a way of inflicting his emptiness on others.
Heat flushed Chauncey's neck; it took all his energy to curl his hands into two weak fists. He laughed at himself, but there was no humor. He had no idea how, but the boy was inflicting the nausea and weakness inside him. It would not lift until he took the oath. He would say what he had to, but he swore in his heart he would destroy the boy for this humiliation.
Acquiring weapons for the defense of Muslims is a religious duty. If I have indeed acquired these weapons, then I thank God for enabling me to do so. And if I seek to acquire these weapons, I am carrying out a duty. It would be a sin for Muslims not to try to possess the weapons that would prevent the infidels from inflicting harm on Muslims.
