Top Scourge Quotes

Cleanliness is the scourge of art.

Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.

Scourge Definition

(n.) A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

(n.) Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.

(n.) To whip severely; to lash.

(n.) To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.

(n.) To harass or afflict severely.