Of the seven deadly sins, surely it is pride that most commonly afflicts the gardener. — Michael Pollan
Reckoned physiologically, everything ugly weakens and afflicts man. It recalls decay, danger, — Friedrich Nietzsche
Freddie experienced the sort of abysmal soul-sadness which afflicts one of Tolstoy’s — P. G. Wodehouse
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood. — H. L. Mencken
No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions. — Patrick J. Kennedy
God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but that he may raise again. — Robert South
I was spiritually bankrupt, and when that happens, it’s like a spiritual cancer afflicts you. — Mel Gibson