Sayings about Murders & Killing
If someone is coming to kill you, get up early and kill him first. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Sorrow doesn’t kill — reckless joy does. ~ West African Proverb
Sorrow doesn’t kill, but it blights. ~ Russian Proverbs
The day you marry, it is either kill or cure. ~ Spanish Proverbs
Because he killed his wife he took shelter with his in-laws. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
Gluttony kills more than the sword. ~ Traditional Proverb
One can forgive a murder but not impoliteness. ~ Chinese Proverb
The death that will kill a man begins as an appetite. ~ Nigerian Proverbs
Don’t poison someone whom you can kill with sweets. ~ Indian Proverbs
The earth is a host who kills his guests. ~ Iranian Proverb
Kill one to warn a hundred. ~ Chinese Proverb
Do not draw your sword to kill a fly. ~ Korean Proverbs
A doctor is only a doctor when he has killed one or two patients. ~ Indian Proverb
Love kills with golden arrows. ~ Spanish Proverb
Drink and frankfurters for a dime; kill a man before his time. ~ American Proverbs
A nobleman’s calf does not know how a butcher kills. ~ Korean Proverb
No matter how worthless a man may be, kill him and see how much he costs you. ~ Chinese Proverb
A man’s youth will never die, unless he kills himself. ~ Korean Proverb
One finger alone cannot even kill a louse. ~ Kenyan Proverb
The mother of someone who is killed can sleep; the mother of the murderer cannot. ~ Arabian Proverb
Why would you use poison if you can kill with honey. ~ Bosnian Proverb
If your time ain’t come not even a doctor can kill you. ~ American Proverb
The body is killed by the mouth. ~ Malawian Proverb
Thousands of men were murdered because of their beautiful wives. ~Georgian Proverb
If it does not kill you, it will bring you happiness. ~ Native American Proverb
Generals conquer, soldiers are killed. ~ Japanese Proverbs
Why kill time when one can employ it?. ~ French Proverb
The woman is cold water that kills you; deep water that you drown in. ~ Nigerian Proverb
A bad wound may heal, but a bad name will kill. ~ Scottish Proverbs
It is not the bullet that kills you, it is fate. ~ Arabian Proverb
Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it’s a treasure. ~ Indian Proverb
Who throws stones at night, kills his own brother. ~ Beninese Proverb
If the doctor cures, the sun sees it; if he kills, the earth hides it. ~ Scottish Proverb
Judges and physicians kill with impunity. ~ Russian Proverb
The pen can kill a man; no knife is needed. ~ Chinese Proverb
Killing a man to save the world, does not save the world. ~ Chinese Proverb
Never kill a man who says nothing. ~ Ibo Proverb
Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. ~ Traditional Proverb
The mother of someone who is killed can sleep; the mother of the murderer cannot. ~ Arabian Proverb
Quotations about Murders
It takes two to make a murder. There are born victims, born to have their throats cut, as the cut-throats are born to be hanged. ~ Aldous Huxley
After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion. ~ Albert Camus
Cruel with guilt, and daring with despair, the midnight murderer bursts the faithless bar; invades the sacred hour of silent rest and leaves, unseen, a dagger in your breast. ~ Samuel Johnson
I love the old way best, the simple way of poison, where we too are strong as men. ~ Euripides
Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families. ~ George Henry Lewes
Every murder turns on a bright hot light, and a lot of people have to walk out of the shadows. ~ Mark Hellinger
Murder is always a mistake. One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner. ~ Oscar Wilde
A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer to himself is only an ordinary man. It is only if the murderer is a good man that he can be regarded as monstrous. ~ Graham Greene
If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well. ~ Helen Prejean
Even in killing men, observe the rules of propriety. ~ Confucius
This is the law: blood spilt upon the ground cries out for more. ~ Aeschylus
When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite. ~ Winston Churchill
Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god. ~ Jean Rostand
It’s frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen. ~ W. H. Auden
Killing is not nearly as easy as the innocent believe. ~ J. K. Rowling
Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest. ~ W.H. Auden
Murder is an inherently evil act, no matter what the circumstances, no matter how convincing the rationalizations. ~ Bentley Little
It’s only in love and in murder that we still remain sincere. ~ Friedrich DÜRrenmatt
I was in the war. I know how to kill. I was over there. I know how to do it. I’ve done it before. It’s no big deal. You just make an adjustment. You convince yourself it’s all right. That’s all. It’s easy. You just slaughter them. ~ Sam Shepard
Murder is born of love, and love attains the greatest intensity in murder. ~ Octave Mirbeau
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. ~ Vladimir Nabokov
