“What is not proved should not be used in court,
And even less, if someone it may hurt.”

— Ludovico Ariosto , book Orlando Furioso

E quel che non si sa non si de' dire,
E tanto men, quando altri n'ha a patire.
Canto XXXII, stanza 102 (tr. B. Reynolds)
Orlando Furioso (1532)

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E quel che non si sa non si de' dire, | e tanto men, quando altri n'ha a patire.

Orlando furioso
Variant: E quel che non si sa non si de' dire,
E tanto men, quando altri n'ha a patire.

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“The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick or a self-destroying or even murderous obsession.”

Iris Murdoch book The Philosopher's Pupil

The Philosopher's Pupil (1983) p. 76.
Context: The sin of pride may be a small or a great thing in someone's life, and hurt vanity a passing pinprick or a self-destroying or even murderous obsession. Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.

“It's crazy, right? To love someone who's hurt you? It's even crazier to think that someone who hurts you loves you.”

Jodi Picoult book The Tenth Circle

Source: The Tenth Circle

“I hurt easy, I just don't show it, you can hurt someone and not even know it”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

Song lyrics, The Essential Bob Dylan (2000), Things Have Changed (recorded 1999)

“If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn’t value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?”

Sam Harris (1967) American author, philosopher and neuroscientist

Sam Harris, "Is the Foundation of Morality Natural or Supernatural? – William Lane Craig vs. Sam Harris http://www.reasonablefaith.org/is-the-foundation-of-morality-natural-or-supernatural-the-craig-harris, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, United States – April 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk7jHJRSzhM&t=1m10s
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“As one grows weaker one is less susceptible to suffering. There is less hurt because there is less to hurt.”

Jack London book The Star Rover

Source: The Star Rover

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Ismail ibn Musa Menk (1975) Muslim cleric and Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe.

Patience, Sabr... And we think that the non-Muslims are our enemies – the minute we think that, automatically we will not be able to call them towards Islam. And they will get the wrong image of Islam. My brothers and sisters, Islam, it means peace, it stands for peace, it promotes peace, it teaches peace, and everything that you will achieve is peace. In this world peace, in the next peace, in your grave peace, with your children peace, in your environment peace. That is Islam. Anything that destroys that in any way is not Islam. Remember this.
"Islam Condemns Terrorism - Powerful Reminder - Mufti Ismail Menk" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6O2anxz7CM, YouTube (2015)
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