Pernicious

Famous quotes containing the word pernicious:

“Let this pernicious hour
Stand aye accursèd in the calendar!”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“If he say so, may his pernicious soul
Rot half a grain a day! He lies to the heart.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“I believe that in this country the press exerts a greater and a more pernicious influence than the church did in its worst period.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)