Quotes about evil
evil challenges darkness
Fear not, nor be dismayed at the appearance that is darkness, at the disguise that is evil, at the empty cloak that is death, for you have picked these for your challenges. They are stones on which you choose to whet the keen edge of your spirit. Richard Bach
evil dumb triumph
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb. Rick Moranis
evil needs tales
A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor. Thomas More
evil use disease
Evils, like poisons, have their uses, and there are diseases which no other remedy can reach. Thomas Paine
evil inquiry tyranny
To prevent inquiry is amongst the worst of evils. Thomas Holcroft
evil hatred way
Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them. Thomas Browne
evil care choose-wisely
Either God can do nothing to stop catastrophes like this, or he doesn't care to, or he doesn't exist. God is either impotent, evil, or imaginary. Take your pick, and choose wisely. Sam Harris
evil soul suffering
Souls are punished when they have gone forth from the body, some wandering among us, some going to hot or cold places of the earth, some harassed by spirits. Under all circumstances they suffer with the irrational part of their nature, with which they also sinned. For its sake there subsists that shadowy body which is seen about graves, especially the graves of evil livers. Sallust
evil gossip people
Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good. Saadi
evil perfect insightful
It must be hard being you,” she said. “Mr. Perfect on the outside. Dr. Evil on the inside.” “It’s not that hard. The rest of the world isn’t as insightful as you. Susan Elizabeth Phillips
evil banality subjects
Cannot Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil' be subject to transposition: the evil of banality? Studs Terkel
evil mask meekness
Meekness is the mask of malice. Robert Green Ingersoll
evil trouble infinite
I have had some trouble in regarding evil as having been intended by infinite Goodness.
evil justice tests
To scatter praise or blame without regard to justice is to destroy the distinction of good and evil. Many have no other test of actions than general opinion; and all are so far influenced by a sense of reputation that they are often restrained by fear of reproach, and excited by hope of honour, when other principles have lost their power. Samuel Johnson
evil stealing consistent
Power is gradually stealing away from the many to the few, because the few are more vigilant and consistent.
evil vices mystery
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off.
evil mind empty
Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them.
evil may influence
Those who are in the power of evil habits must conquer them as they can; and conquered they must be, or neither wisdom nor happiness can be attained: but those who are not yet subject to their influence may, by timely caution, preserve their freedom;
evil poverty wealth
All this [wealth] excludes but one evil, poverty.
evil long wickedness
Combinations of wickedness would overwhelm the world, by the advantage which licentious principles afford, did not those who have long practised perfidy grow faithless to each other.
evil poverty argument
All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil.
evil desire patriot
It is unpleasing to represent our affairs to our own disadvantage; yet it is necessary to shew the evils which we desire to be removed.
evil training film
Roy Keane is Damien, the devil incarnate off the film The Omen. He's evil. Even in training. Ryan Giggs
evil body may
You may bury my body down by the highway side. So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride. Robert Johnson
evil world made
Transportation made sublimation literal. It conveyed evil to another world. Robert Hughes
evil optimism opinion
I am not a pessimist; to perceive evil where it exists is, in my opinion, a form of optimism Roberto Rossellini
evil necessary-evil
As sure as God is good, so surely there is no such thing as necessary evil. Robert Southey
evil jekyll humans
All human beings are commingled out of good and evil. Robert Louis Stevenson
evil soul balance
There comes an end to all things; the most capacious measure is filled at last; and this brief condescension to evil finally destroyed the balance of my soul.
evil belief existence
All evil begins with this belief: that another’s existence is less precious than mine. Tony Hendra
evil religion criticism
We must never forget that both good and evil flow from the Bible. It is therefore not above criticism. Steve Allen
evil responsible social
One social evil for which the New Testament is clearly in part responsible is anti-Semitism.
evil use done
Evil must be confronted in its womb and, if it can't be done otherwise, then it has to be dealt with by the use of force. Vaclav Havel