Violent Quotes

The most violent, mean and malignant passions of the human breast, the Furies of private interest.

When two people are under the influence of the most violent, most insane, most delusive, and most transient of passions, they are required to swear that they will remain in that excited, abnormal, and exhausting condition continuously until death do them part.

It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.