So we destroy hundreds of lives for pastime.
Base word! As if we had so many superfluous hours at our disposal ere we descend into Hades.

A philosopher among brutes would be entitled to cry out, 'Shame upon you, raging monster!'" "Shame on you, you perpetual grumbler," interrupted Daphne in an offended tone.

"Who would ever have thought it cruel to test the steady hand and the keen eye upon senseless animals in the joyous chase?
But what shall we call the fault-finder, who spoils his friend's innocent enjoyment of a happy morning by his sharp reproaches ?" Hermon shrugged his shoulders, and, in a voice which expressed far more compassion than resentment, answered: "If this pile of dead birds pleases you, go on with the slaughter.

You can sometimes save the arrows and catch the swarming game with your hands.

If your lifeless victims yonder were human beings, after all, they would have cause to thank you; for what is existence ?" "To these creatures, everything," said Myrtilus, the Alexandrian's other cousin, beckoning to Daphne, who had summoned him to her aid by a beseeching glance, to draw nearer.