Spare

Famous quotes containing the word spare:

    Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.
    Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 13:24.

    What do you regard as most humane?—To spare someone shame.
    Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practised at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.
    W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)