Ruffian quotes
5 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"He who outrages benevolence is called a ruffian: he who outrages righteousness is called a villain. I have heard of the cutting off of the villain Chow, but I have not heard of the putting of a ruler to death."
"He had risked his life and now it was walking away from him, hand-in-hand with a Ruffian prince."
"There ambush here relentless ruffians lay, And here the fell attorney prowls for prey."
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