Harm Quotes

“frequently
for those
I treat well are the ones who most of all
harm me”
― Sappho, If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho

“Life is sacrifice and risk taking, and nothing that doesn't entail some moderate amount of the former, under the constraint of satisfying the latter, is close to what we can call life. If you do not undertake a risk of real harm, reparable or even potentially irreparable, from an adventure, it is not an adventure.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

“Despite what appears to be a low risk of addiction in naïve, chronic pain patients, it is reasonable to ask how much harm is actually done to patients with chronic pain by withholding opiate analgesics.”
― Howard L. Fields

“Computers and mobile devices are becoming known for their inherent insecurities and the ability to damage the long term health of the users.”
― Steven Magee

“Know how to rank your beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

“Certain actions bring harm, other more wizened actions bring harmony.”
― Mango Wodzak, The Eden Fruitarian Guidebook

“Not all good things are good for us.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“We're not getting out of this unscathed. You play with blades, somebody's gonna get cut. Sometimes, everybody bleeds.”
― Bunn Cullen

“Every time you decide to do one thing, you decide not to do another. Keep this in mind when deciding what to do next. What is the consequence of what you are about to do? Will this action, or inaction help or harm you? Stay mindfully present! Empower yourself in the now.”
― Akiroq Brost

“All things can be deadly to us, even the things made to serve us; as in nature walls can kill us, and stairs can kill us, if we do not walk circumspectly.”
― Blaise Pascal, Pensées

“It is better to heal than harm.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The ‘gods’ that do us the greatest harm are the gods we deny having.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Causing harm is never just a one-way street.”
― Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

“God brings wonderful people into our lives. He also takes people out to protect us from harm. When we roll with God’s grace, we feel his wisdom.”
― Ron Baratono, The Writings of Ron Baratono

“To hate is to harm.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“We stand firm against the wrong not only to protect those who are being harmed but also to protect the person who is harming others, because eventually they, too, will suffer. So it's out of a sense of concern for their own long-term well-being that we stop their wrongdoing.”
― Dalai Lama XIV, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Abrams, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

“Words can hurt. Speech can harm. Always think through before you talk and you will save a heart from feeling bitter.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Let's go to the Next Level

“Imagine what we could achieve if we all tried to help, or if at the very least we caused no harm. Imagine if we tried to be of worth rather than stockpile wealth. Or if we tried to contribute rather than compete. What if we committed to not just being the best husbands or wives, mothers or fathers, siblings and friends, but also the best neighbours and the best strangers?”
― Freequill, What's Going On? How Can We Help?: The consequences of capitalism and actionable steps towards a healthy and sustainable future

“the damage that had been done was probably deeper than anyone imagined”
― Rob Jovanovic, A Version of Reason: In Search of Richey Edwards

“The eighth deadly sin is lies that harm.”
― Maria Karvouni

“If we harm someone else, we’re inevitably also hurting ourselves. Some quality of sensitivity and awareness has to shut down for us to be able to objectify someone else, to deny them as a living, feeling being—someone who wants to be happy, just as we do.”
― Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection

“Only wild animals harm each other.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Neither harm nor hate.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Whoever hate, harm himself.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Whoever hates, harm.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Do not harm your neighbour, who live trustfully near you.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Whatever an enemy may do to an enemy,
Or haters, one to another,
Far worse is the harm
From one's own wrongly directed mind.”
― Anonymous, The Dhammapada

“Let love dwell in your heart, you will be free from harm.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Limitation is what's going to harm humanity.”
― Deyth Banger

“When the evil forces try their best to harm you, then the angelic beings work together to protect you!”
― Md. Ziaul Haque