Quotes about Hatred
Ignatius of Lyon said this in the second century: "Christianity is not a matter of persuasive words. It is a matter of true greatness as long as it is hated by the world.
— Shane Claiborne
So if the world hates us, we take courage that it hated Jesus first. If you're wondering whether you'll be safe, just look at what they did to Jesus and those who followed him. There are safer ways to live than by being a Christian.
— Shane Claiborne
Do you ever look at the people in the street? Aren't you afraid of them? I am. They move past you and they wear hats and they carry bundles. But that's not the substance of them. The substance of them is hatred for any man who loves his work.
— Ayn Rand
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is immortal.
— William Hazlitt
The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.
— Nelson Mandela
Hatred is a parasite that devours all. One doesn't build upon hatred, but upon love.
— Henri Matisse
From love arises hatred of those things which are contrary to what we love, or which oppose and thwart us in those things that we delight in.
— Jonathan Edwards
Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
— Herman Melville
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.
— Joseph Addison
What is wisdom? What gift of the godsis held in glory like this:to hold your hand victoriousover the heads of those you hate?Glory is precious forever.
— Euripides
One can lynch a person without a rope or tree.
— James H. Cone