“I have a high art: I hurt with cruelty those who wound me.”

— Archilochus

As quoted in Studies in Latin American Popular Culture, Vol. 20 (2001), p. 184
As quoted in Quotations for Martial Artists : Hundreds of Inspirational Quotes to Motivate and Enlighten the Modern Warrior (2003) edited by John D. Moore
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Variant: I have a high art; I hurt with cruelty those who would damage me.

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Archilochus 19

Ancient Greek lyric poet -680–-645 BC

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