Quotes on destruction

“The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.”

“Why do we desire, above all other things, that which has the greatest power to destroy us?”

“Unless we learn to know ourselves, we run the danger of destroying ourselves.”

“Civilizations come and go.Why?Because man's greed will always get in the way.”

“The end is what draws light faster.”

“I will no longer mutilate and destroy myself in order to find a secret behind the ruins.”

Words are the most powerful weapons; they can heal or destroy.

A man is his own master; he can create or destroy.

The desire to overcome the self implies the destruction of reason.

The ones who destroy monsters have always been humans.

In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but by what we refuse to destroy.

The destruction of our natural resources and wildlife is a serious threat to all life forms.