31 Quotes About Being a Bully

Bully can have a negative lifelong effect on some people. These quotes about being a bully will encourage you to take a stand against the negative treatment and harassment of others.

“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”

“Bullying builds character like nuclear waste creates superheroes. It’s a rare occurrence and often does much more damage than endowment.”

“Bystanders who do nothing give bullies permission inadvertently to go one being bullies. Most are afraid they’ll lose friends or be bullied themselves if they help victims or report bullies, and some feel guilty for years afterward.”

“Cyber bullies can hide behind a mask of anonymity online and do not need direct physical access to their victims to do unimaginable harm.”

“Cyber bullying is bullying. Hiding behind a pretty screen doesn’t make it any less hateful.”

“For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.”

“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.”

“I got made fun of constantly in high school. That’s what built my character. That’s what makes you who you are. When you get made fun of, when people point out your weakness, that’s just another opportunity for you to rise above.”

“I would rather be a little nobody than to be an evil somebody.”

“If you’re insulting people on the Internet, you must be ugly on the inside.”

“It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

“Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.”

“Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.”

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”

“My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.”

“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend – or keep one.”

“No one heals himself by wounding another.”

“Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.”

“Often the right path is the one that may be hardest for you to follow. But the hard path is also the one that will make you grow as a human being.”

“One who picks on you because he’s bigger than you is like most big bullies: if you can stay away and make him miss for a few rounds he’ll get frustrated. Once you strip away that feeling of invincibility, he can be had.”

“People say sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you, but that’s not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven’t forgotten.”

“People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”

“People who say they don’t care what people think are usually desperate to have people think they don’t care what people think.”

“The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.”

“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who look on and do nothing.”

“Unless and until our society recognizes cyber bullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue.”

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

“When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.”

“When you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it.”

“With ignorance comes fear – from fear comes bigotry. Education is the key to acceptance.”

“You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down.”

There are various strategies used in an attempt to eliminate bullying. In the end, it can stop by just making a single right decision not to participate.