Quotes about evil
evil ignorant knowledgeable
I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils. Aeschylus
evil evil-thoughts best-gift
To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
evil world goodness
Therefore, since the world has still Much good, but much less good than ill A. E. Housman
evil sin young
The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.
evil impressive
... evil was, perhaps, necessarily always more impressive than good. Agatha Christie
evil humans superhuman
Evil is not any superhuman, but it is HUMAN.
evil sun
there is evil everywhere under the sun.
evil humans superhuman
Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human.
evil violence injustice
The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature of human affairs can scarce admit a remedy. Adam Smith
evil feelings use
While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good. Adam Hamilton
evil indifference silent
Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society. Abraham Joshua Heschel
evil suffering limits
...morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
evil promise way
There is something so ludicrous in promises of good or threats of evil a great way off as to render the whole subject with which they are connected easily turned into ridicule. Abraham Lincoln
evil may doing-good
There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come. Samuel Butler
evil outcomes evidence
All those evils which the [liberals] interpret as evidence of the failure of capitalism, are the necessary outcome of interference with the market. Ludwig von Mises
evil giving
Do not give in to evil, but proceed ever more boldly against it.
evil red understanding wear year
Our understanding is you should wear something red for the whole year to keep off the evil spirits. It can be red underwear, a red belt, or even red socks.
evil god good heart himself man peace silence spoken troubled turn wisdom words
It is no little wisdom for a man to keep himself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to him, and to turn his heart to God and not to be troubled with man's judgment.
evil good man necessary
It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to triumph. Edmund Burke
evil men shall wax worse
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
evil definitions good-and-evil
Definition of Good and Evil: Good is what you like. Evil is what you don't like. Anton LaVey
evil good men needed prosper
The only thing needed for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing.
evil forgiving done
Helped are those who forgive; their reward shall be forgetfulness of every evil done to them. It will be in their power, therefore, to envision the new Earth. -----“The Gospel According to Shug Alice Walker
evil who-we-are language
Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us.
evil television world
My activism really is for myself, because I see places in the world where I feel I should be. If there is something really bad, really evil, happening somewhere, then that is where I should be. I need, for myself, to feel that I have stood there. It feels a lot better than just watching it on television.
evil arguing ridiculous
You cannot dispute the ridiculous. You cannot argue reasonably with evil. Alice Hoffman
evil arguing ridiculous
You can't dispute the ridiculous. You can't argue reasonably with evil.
evil gold hell
I don't know, but I've been told, the streets of hell are paved with gold. Alice Cooper
evil compliment
It's a compliment to me to hear you screaming.
evil claims remedy
None of the evils which totalitarianism ... claims to remedy is worse than totalitarianism itself. Albert Camus
evil hungry heal
We do not know how to eliminate evil, but we do know how to feed some of the hungry and heal some of the infirmed.
evil life-and-death unity
Metaphysical rebellion is a claim, motivated by the concept of a complete unity, against the suffering of life and death and a protest against the human condition both for its incompleteness, thanks to death, and its wastefulness, thanks to evil.
evil history historical
Purely historical thought is nihilistic; it wholeheartedly accepts the evil of history.