Quotes about Provocation
Now just vengeance is taken only for that which is done unjustly; hence that which provokes anger is always something considered in the light of an injustice.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
Once out of this court, I'll smash that face of yourn!
— Charles Dickens
The man who kicks up a shindy will probably improve the morals of mankind; he will beyond any question improve his own. In short, I believe getting into hot water. I think it keeps you clean.
— GK Chesterton
If you kick a lion when it is down, God help you when it gets up.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
They're a pack of dimpled fuckwits and you can tell them I said so.
— Cormac McCarthy
They're a pack of dimpled fuckwits and you can tell them I said so.
— Cormac McCarthy
I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
— Henry David Thoreau
The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.
— George Bernard Shaw
I want to change my name on Facebook to "Nobody," so when I see someone posting something stupid I can Like their post and it will say "Nobody likes this."
— Anonymous
If a soft answer turneth away wrath, maybe no answer stirreth wrath up.
— Wendell Berry
You're a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!
— William Golding
I spit upon your God!
— William Golding