Thoughts of Abuse Quotes in English With Images

Abuse quotes in English serve as profound reflections on the multifaceted nature of trauma experienced by individuals subjected to various forms of abuse. These powerful expressions encapsulate the deep emotional and psychological pain that often accompanies such experiences, illustrating that the aftermath of abuse is not solely characterized by visible injuries but also by enduring scars that can persist long after any physical wounds have healed. The impact of abuse extends beyond the immediate effects, permeating the psyche and shaping the lives of survivors in ways that are often hidden from the outside world.

Many of these poignant quotes highlight the critical necessity of breaking the silence that often surrounds incidents of abuse. They underscore the courage it takes for victims to emerge from the shadows, share their stories, and seek the help they need. By doing so, these quotes empower individuals to confront their trauma and reclaim their narratives, fostering a culture where speaking out is met with understanding and support rather than judgment or disbelief.

In addition to their personal significance, these quotes play a vital role in inspiring healing and igniting important conversations. They serve as catalysts for discussions about the complexities inherent in abusive relationships, shedding light on the intricate dynamics of power, control, and manipulation that often characterize such situations. By raising awareness of these issues, society can begin to dismantle the stigma surrounding abuse, encouraging more individuals to come forward and seek assistance.

Through reflection on these powerful words, individuals can discover a sense of validation and strength in their experiences. They provide a framework for understanding the emotional turmoil that many survivors endure, reminding them that they are not alone in their struggles. Furthermore, by fostering a broad societal awareness of the realities of abuse, these quotes contribute to a collective effort to promote change, challenging cultural narratives that minimize or dismiss the experiences of survivors.

Ultimately, the resonance of abuse quotes lies in their ability to articulate the struggles and triumphs of those affected. They serve not just as a means of expressing pain but also as a beacon of hope, encouraging resilience and understanding in the face of adversity. Through these words, individuals can find solace, support, and a pathway toward healing, while simultaneously advocating for a more compassionate and informed society.

Thought of the day on Abuse

Overcoming abuse doesn’t just happen, It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward.

- Assunta Harris Thoughts

Verbal abuse is still abuse. It's abuse in the form of words. Don't assume that a few hurtful words won't cost them their life. Words hurt.

- unknown

Leaving an abusive partner is a very difficult thing to do. It frequently feels like you are failing, or destroying your family, or not trying to work things out, or not giving your partner a second chance.

- Blaine Nelson

I was heartbroken, scared, I had a lot of anxiety, I was worried, I felt weak, and I had no idea how I was ever going to come up with the strength. But I just closed my eyes and took a blind leap. I knew I had to get out of there.

- Bob Casey Jr

You can recognize survivors of abuse by their courage. When silence is so very inviting, they step forward and share their truth so others know they aren’t alone.

- Jeanne McElvaney

The boys had always been her reason to stay, but now for the first time they were her reason to leave. She’d allowed violence to become a normal part of their life.

- Liane Moriarty

Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?

- Martin Luther

If you are insulted, if you are accused, if they gossip about you, don’t say anything bad. Don’t be the one who sees the shame, be the one who corrects it.

- Unknown

To those who abuse: the sin is yours, the crime is yours, and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victims only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those who abuse. Stand up for the innocent or go down with the rest.

- Flora Jessop

Verbal abuse is still abuse. It’s abuse in the form of words. Don’t assume that a few hurtful words won’t cost them their life. Words hurt.

- Unknown

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.

- James Baldwin 1924 - 1987

Never forget that walking away from something unhealthy is brave even if you stumble a little on your way out the door.

- Unknown

Abuse Quotes List

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

- Patricia Cornwell

I believe the root of all evil is abuse of power.

- Patricia Cornwell

Nobody abuses us more than we abuse ourselves.

- Don Miguel Ruiz

Nobody abuses us more than we abuse ourselves.

- Don Miguel Ruiz Quotation

The President is always abused. If he isn’t, he isn’t doing anything.

- Harry S Truman

The President is always abused. If he isn’t, he isn’t doing anything.

- A Quotation From Harry S Truman

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

- Peter De Vries

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

- Peter De Vries

The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power. 

- Mary Bertone

The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.

- Abuse Quotes by Mary Bertone

Grief does not demand pity; It requests acknowledgment.

- Jude Gibbs

Grief does not demand pity; It requests acknowledgment.

- Jude Gibbs

Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you.

- Cody Kennedy

Trauma may happen to you, but it can never define you.

- Melinda Longtin

Any abuse of animals is the same as abuse of men, women, or children.

- Alison Goldfrapp

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.

- Jorge Luis Borges

The enemy doesn’t stand a chance when the victim decides to survive.

- Rae Smith

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

- Richard Brinsley Sheridan

One day, I plan to love so loudly, my body abandons every demon harvesting me.

- Arati Warrier

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum; you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

- Harriet Beecher Stowe

You survived the abuse. You’re gonna survive the recovery.

- Olivia Benson

Abuse is abuse; Be nice.. Harsh words don't break bones but they often break hearts.

- Rev Run

The scars you can’t see are the hardest to heal.

- Astrid Alauda

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

- Herbert Ward

Men will let you abuse them if only you will make them laugh.

- Henry Ward Beecher

Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.

- Danielle Steel

Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.

- Karolina Kurkova

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

- Pamela Stephenson

Stop Bullying. No one deserves to feel worthless.

- Rebecca Black

Nobody abuses us more than we abuse ourselves.

- Don Miguel Ruiz

When purpose is not known, abuse is inevitable.

- Dr. Myles Munroe

Our business is infested with idiots who try to impress by using pretentious jargon.

- David Ogilvy

You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.

- Mariska Hargitay

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.

- Samuel Griswold Goodrich

Men who flatter women do not know them; men who abuse them know them still.

- Constance de Théis

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.

- Samuel Griswold Goodrich

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

- Herbert Ward

Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

- Voltaire

Abuse is abuse; Be nice.. Harsh words don’t break bones but they often break hearts.

- Rev Run

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

- Pamela Stephenson

The biggest abuses in society happen when people are not able to communicate and not able to connect.

- Heather Brooke

Be careful what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds. But ten years later ,the wounds are still there.

- Unknown

He's three shades to the wind

-Unknown

When we as human beings, are trusted with life, but lack the value thereof, we are only left with one thing abuse!

- Unknown

Never let someone who contributes so little to a relationship control so much of it.

- Unknown

Abuse changes your life...Fight Back and change the life of your abusers by Breaking Your Silence on Abuse!

- Patty Rase Hopson

There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.

- Unknown

The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.

- Russell Wilson

When people treat you like they don’t care, believe them.

- Unknown

Where there is flagrant abuse of corporate entities we must and will seek to tackle it.

- Vince Cable

I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.

- Brené Brown

Mental abuse is much more painful than physical abuse because you are consumed by your own thoughts.

- Unknown

Each time a woman stands up for herself without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.

- Maya Angelou

It is not the the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.

- Aisha Mirza

Abusers are able to fool those outside the home because they usually only abuse those inside the home.

- Unknown

If you abuse my trust, That’s your loss not mine.

- Unknown

From every wound there is a scar, and every scar tells a story. A story that says, -I survived.

- Fr. Craig Scott

Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?

- Plautus

Trust is only a five letter word but it can be misused is so many different ways.

- Unknown

Emotional abuse is the leading reason of suicide victims.

- Unknown

You can’t heal a wound you can’t name.

- Unknown

I am in an emotionally abusive relationship but I don’t know how to leave because he needs me.

- Unknown

Its takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory.

- Unknown

If you walked away from a toxic, negative, abusive, one-sided, dead-end low vibrational relationship or friendship-you won.

- Unknown

Abuse is the means in which violence retards love.

- Unknown

It is not the bruises on the body that hurt. It is the wounds of the heart and the scars on the mind.

- Aisha Mirza

Never join with your friend when he abuses his horse or his wife, unless the one is about to be sold, and the other to be buried.

- Charles Caleb Colton

A tongue has no bones but it can break heart.

- Unknown

I’m starting to remember who I was before you convinced me I was worthless.

- Unknown

Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

- Tacitus

Overcoming abuse doesn’t just happen, It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward.

- Assunta Harris *

Don’t abuse elders. You will be an elder soon.

- Unknown

One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.

Abuse Quotes by Michael J. Fox

Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?

- Plautus

Abuse is the weakest expression of strength. It is weakness to destroy what you ought to protect, build and make better.

- Kingsley Opuwari Manuel

Don’t let others define you or they might pick the worst word in the dictionary.

- Unknown

I’d rather die than be violated.

- Unknown

Survivors of abuse show us the strength of their personal spirit every time they smile.

- Jeanne McElvaney

Emotional abuse is like being continuously kicked in the shins. It can be worse than getting one punch in the face, and it cements itself.

- Unknown

Never judge a philosophy by its abuse.

- Unknown

Emotional abuse is the silent marriage killer.

- Unknown

A man who desires to soften another man’s heart, should always abuse himself. In softening a woman’s heart, he should abuse her.

- Unknown

Some degree of abuse is inseparable from the proper use of everything.

- Unknown

The biggest abuses in society happen when people are not able to communicate and not able to connect.

- Heather Brooke

The hardest part about being a sensitive soul is knowing when to love them more and when to let them go.

- Unknown

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

Abuse changes your life…Fight Back and change the life of your abusers by Breaking Your Silence on Abuse!

- Patty Rase Hopson

There is no excuse for human rights abuse, whether in the name of security or in the name of liberation.

- Irene Khan

Evil comes from the abuse of free will. 

- C.S Lewis

Evil comes from the abuse of free will.

- C.S Lewis Download or Share

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

- Abuse Quote by H. L. Mencken 1880 - 1956

The only cure for contempt is counter-contempt.

- H. L. Mencken 1880 - 1956 Download or Share

You survived the abuse. You’re going to survive the recovery.

You survived the abuse. You’re going to survive the recovery.

- Unknown Download or Share

At any given moment you have the power to say this is not how the story is going to end.

- Christine Mason Miller

At any given moment you have the power to say this is not how the story is going to end.

- Abuse Quotes by Christine Mason Miller Download or Share

Men will let you abuse them if only you will make them laugh. 

- Henry Ward Beecher

Men will let you abuse them if only you will make them laugh.

- Henry Ward Beecher Download or Share

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.

- Salma Hayek Download or Share

A fly may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.

- Samuel Johnson 1709 - 1784 Download or Share

Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

- Tacitus Download or Share

Every abuse ought to be reformed, unless the reform is more dangerous than the abuse itself.

- Voltaire Download or Share

Abuse a man unjustly, and you will make friends for him.

- Abuse Quotes by Edgar Watson Howe Download or Share

Words hurt. I have scars to proof it.

- Unknown Download or Share

The abuse of a harmless thing is the essence of sin.

- Abuse Quote by Aw Tozer Download or Share

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

- Edmund Burke Download or Share

It's not a slam at you when people are rude - it's a slam at the people they've met be before.

- Unknown

When it comes to abuse, you believe there’s no way out. There is always help. There is always a way out.

- Rev. Donna Mulvey

Abuse of words is the foundation of ideology.

- Unknown

Sometimes the shame is not the beatings, not the rape. The shaming is in being asked to stand judgment.

- Meena Kandasamy

I’m broken. I’m just so fucking broken, that nothing can fix me.

- Unknown

Overcoming abuse doesn't just happen, It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward.

- Assunta Harris

Being a survivor of emotional abuse is fighting daily battles in your head with a person you no longer have contact with.

- Unknown

The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.

- Marya Mannes

We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.

- Mohandas Gandhi

It doesn’t matter how rich or poor a person is, what gender or social class, or how much fame or education she possesses. Verbal, mental, and physical abuse can happen to anyone. It doesn’t matter what a woman’s ethnicity is because the only distinguishing color of abuse is black-and-blue.

- La Toya Jackson

Controllers, abusers and manipulative people don’t question themselves. They don’t ask themselves if the problem is them. They always say the problem is someone else.

- Unknown

Someone once asked me how I hold my head up so high after all I have been through. I said it’s because no matter what, I am a survivor, not a victim.

- Patricia Buckley

Learn to use an axe, and respect it and you can't help but love it. But abuse one and it will wear your hands raw and open your foot like an overcooked sausage.

- Richard Proenneke

These are the four abuses: desire to succeed in order to make oneself famous; taking credit for the labors of others; refusal to correct one's errors despite advice; refusal to change one's ideas despite warnings.

- Confucius