Indifference Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old indifference quotes, indifference sayings, and indifference proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

In reality there is no cause or effect, there is only the indifference of the universe. Al Goldstein
An indifference to suffering makes humans inhuman. Elie Wiesel
Indifference is the sign of sickness, a sickness of the soul more contagious than any other. Elie Wiesel
Indifference is the strongest contempt. Ha Jin
Indifference is dangerous, whether innocent or not. Pope Francis
Indifference is the dead weight of history. Antonio Gramsci
Indifference is a misguided way of defending ourselves. Jack Kornfield
Indifference creates an artificial peace. Mason Cooley
The most destructive criticism is indifference. E. W. Howe
Indifference to the fine arts comes close to barbarism. Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society. Abraham Joshua Heschel
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. J. K. Rowling
Indifference is the revenge the world takes on mediocrities. Oscar Wilde
The price of eternal vigilance is indifference. Marshall McLuhan
There is so much indifference in the face of suffering. May we overcome indifference with concrete acts of charity. Pope Francis
Wit is, in fact, the eloquence of indifference. William Hazlitt
Careless indifference and bodily restlessness in meditation cause negative vibrations. Paramahansa Yogananda
Indifference is an excellent substitute for patience. Mason Cooley
Tolerance is another word for indifference. W. Somerset Maugham
It is not opposition but indifference which separates men. Mary Parker Follett
Indifference to fate which, though it often makes a villain of a man, is the basis of his sublimity when it does not. Thomas Hardy
Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies. Elie Wiesel
Indifference is the invisible giant of the world. Ouida
Indifference is the strongest force in the universe. It makes everything it touches meaningless. Love and hate don't stand a chance against it. Joan D. Vinge
Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian. Pope Francis
The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference. Bess Myerson
They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death. Anton Chekhov
There is nothing in the world so monstrously vast as our indifference. Machado de Assis
Indifference of every kind is reprehensible, even indifference towards one's self. Marie Ebner-Eschenbach
The tragedy of love is indifference. W. Somerset Maugham
Indifference and inaction must always pay a penalty. William Feather
Indifference is commonly the mother of discretion. Lord Chesterfield
Indifference is a quarantined difference. Akiane Kramarik
There is nothing harder than the softness of indifference. Juan Montalvo
Indifference is the essence of inhumanity. George Bernard Shaw
The indifference of men, far more than their tyranny, is the torment of women. Jules Michelet
The most deadly poison of our time is indifference. Maximilian Kolbe
Indifference in religion is more fatal than skepticism. There is no pulse in indifference; skepticism may have warm blood Henry Ward Beecher
To know the good is to react against the bad. Indifference is the mark of deprivation. Marya Mannes
The opposite of love is indifference to the genuine needs of others. Max Anders
More good things in life are lost by indifference than ever were lost by active hostility. Robert Menzies
Indifference breeds animosity. Sarah Ban Breathnach
Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of dry-rot in the long run. Bliss Carman
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference. Perhaps this is why we always love madly someone who treats us with indifference. Cesare Pavese