Afflict

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"'Afflict' is a good word in this instance," said Mr. Winton.

Michael O'Halloran Gene Stratton-Porter 1893
I think that's why I've always been such a fan of Mencken's [actually Finley Peter Dunne's] line, 'Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.'

In Defense of Keith Olbermann 2009
Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.

What Do You Do With Your Day? 2008
Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.

What Do You Do With Your Day? 2008
Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. by John Hanks on Friday, May 16, 2008 at 6: 59: 25 PM

A Poem To Feel The War 2008
Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. by John Hanks on Saturday, Apr 19, 2008 at 11: 52: 31 AM

What Do You Do With Your Day? 2008
Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.

What Do You Do With Your Day? 2008
I think that's why I've always been such a fan of Mencken's line, 'Afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.'

From the WSJ Opinion Archives James Taranto 2007
“These Melancholicks” he observed, do sufficiently Afflict themselves, and are Enough their own Tormentors.

The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994
But this is not all; They Afflict others as well as Themselves, and often make themselves Insupportable Burdens to all about them.

The Mad Among Us Gerald N. Grob 1994