Nostradamus

I find by my calculations, which are according to revealed inspiration, that the sword of death is now approaching us, in the shape of pestilence, war more horrible than has been known in three lifetimes, and famine.

French Celebrity

Johann Most

The god of the Christians, as we have seen, is the god who makes promises only to break them; who sends them pestilence and disease in order to heal them; a god who demoralizes mankind in order to improve it.

German Revolutionary

Joel Salatin

We believe that the farm should be building 'forgiveness' into the ecosystem. What does that mean? That a more forgiving ecosystem is one that can better handle drought, flood, disease, pestilence.

American Author

Nia Vardalos

Don't settle; don't compromise. Freeze your eggs, get your sociology doctorate, worry more about war and pestilence and the incredible inequality of geographical birth than finding your soulmate.

Canadian Actress

Piers Morgan

There is a type of snobbish, pompous journalist who thinks that the only news that has any validity is war, famine, pestilence or politics. I don't come from that school.

British Journalist

Tertullian

In very deed, pestilence, and famine, and wars, and earthquakes have to be regarded as a remedy for nations, as the means of pruning the luxuriance of the human race.

Roman Author

William Blake

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

English Poet

He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Pestilence often refers to diseases from past centuries like the Black Death.

Historical Context

Using pestilence suggests a situation is severe and a threat to life.

Severity and Urgency

In literature, pestilence can symbolize overwhelming and inescapable danger.

Literary Dramatization

Pestilence can represent a non-physical threat that spreads widely.

Abstract Harm

Conveys a strong negative emotion towards the harmful or destructive element.

Emotional Tone

When used in criticism, it implies that something is not just bad, but destructive.