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Grievous Quotes

Sober reflections on harm that runs deeper than the surface.

These Grievous quotes take conflict seriously, arguing that unhealed psychological damage often outlasts physical injury and can quietly reignite future disputes. That weight connects to Pain quotes.

No sin, especially no great sin, is just a harm done to the individual who commits it. I believe myself that the future of the human race is bound up with that idea. The soul that is conscious of a...

Quotes by Vincent McNabb

I think the government must recognise that the wounds of conflict are even more grievous on the mind than the body, and indeed may even serve to fuel further conflict. Where conflict cannot be avoided, provision of adequate psychosocial services...

Quotes by Vikram Patel

The white usurpation in our common country must be stopped, or we, its rightful owners, be forever destroyed and wiped out as a race of people. I am now at the head of many warriors backed by the strong arm...

Quotes by Tecumseh

I think the most grievous threat that we have today is this imperialistic judiciary, this judicial monarchy that has it wrong on what the First Amendment's about and has an objective to create religious sterility in the public square, which...

Quotes by Scott Pruitt

Emotion Quotes

It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name.

Quotes by Orson Pratt

'Cartel Land' seeks to give voice to the people of Mexico who suffer grievous harm from cartel violence and government corruption.

Quotes by Matthew Heineman

It is grievous to read the papers in most respects, I agree. More and more I skim the headlines only, for one can be sure what is carried beneath them quite automatically, if one has long been a reader of...

Quotes by Mary Ritter Beard

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

Marcus Aurelius

Assad is unquestionably guilty of the most grievous fault and has inflicted horrors upon his people.

Quotes by Jacob Rees-Mogg

Impact Quotes

They who do not understand that a man may be brought to hope that which of all things is the most grievous to him, have not observed with sufficient closeness the perversity of the human mind.

Quotes by Anthony Trollope

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Grievous mean on this page?
It describes serious, lasting harm, whether from personal sin, the psychological wounds of conflict, or cartel violence in Mexico.
Does this page take a side on any conflict mentioned?
No, the quotes are presented soberly as reflections on harm and consequence, not as commentary favoring any particular side.
Is the harm described always physical?
No, one quote specifically argues that wounds from conflict can be even more grievous on the mind than on the body.
Why would someone search for Grievous quotes?
The word fits serious reflection on suffering and consequence, whether personal, historical, or social.
What pairs well with this theme?
For more on lasting consequences, Impact quotes covers closely related ground.

Other lines describe grievous harm from cartel violence and government corruption in Mexico, alongside older reflections on sin and historical dispossession. For more on lasting consequences, see Impact quotes.