Be-cruel-to-be-kind Definition

verb

To do or say something to another person which you believe to be for their own good, and will be helpful for them in the future, although it might be painful or hurtful at this moment.

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Origin of Be-cruel-to-be-kind

  • I must be cruel, only to be kind: Thus bad begins and worse remains behind.

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  • From Hamlet Act 3; Scene 4. by William Shakespeare

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