Quotes about evil
evil giving choices
Dangerous thing, giving humanity the knowledge of good and evil. And the capacity to make the wrong choice more often than not. Lawrence Block
evil selfishness weakness
So it is the fear, weakness, selfishness, and cowardice of onlookers that permit evil behavior to persist. Laura Schlessinger
evil way found
...in the ways of Nature there is no evil to be found. Marcus Aurelius
evil substance causes
The substance of the universe is obedient and compliant; and the reason which governs it has in itself no cause for doing evil, for it has no malice, nor does it do evil to anything, nor is anything harmed by it. But all things are made and perfected according to this reason. Marcus Aurelius
evil doe injustice
Whoever does wrong, wrongs himself; whoever does injustice, does it to himself, making himself evil. Marcus Aurelius
evil laziness overcoming
So fixed are our spirits in slothfulness and cold indifference that we seldom overcome so much as one evil habit. Thomas a Kempis
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. Samuel Johnson
evil vices mystery
Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. Samuel Johnson
evil mind empty
Our minds should not be empty because if they are not preoccupied by good, evil will break in upon them. Samuel Johnson
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; Samuel Johnson
evil poverty wealth
All this [wealth] excludes but one evil, poverty. Samuel Johnson
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. Samuel Johnson
evil poverty argument
All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil. Samuel Johnson
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. Samuel Johnson
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. Robert Louis Stevenson
evil roaming littles
Roaming in thought over the Universe, I saw the little that is Good steadily hastening towards immortality, And the vast all that is called Evil I saw hastening to merge itself and become lost and dead. Walt Whitman
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 benefits world
God himself would not permit evil in this world if good did not come of it for the benefit and harmony of the universe. Thomas Aquinas
evil may opinion
It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed. Simon Conway Morris
evil challenges cain
I challenge anyone to tell me that there isn’t evil in this world. From the days of Cain and Abel we know all too well there will always be evil. But that evil shouldn’t take away our freedoms. In fact, the only way to defeat evil is by taking advantage of our freedoms. Taya Kyle
evil world mixtures
This World will always continue to be a mixture of Good and Evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to Love even the wrongdoer. Swami Vivekananda
evil hell gates
You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down. Tom Petty
evil infinity hell
Evil is license, and that is why it is monotonous: everything has to be drawn from ourselves. One is condemned to false infinity. That is hell itself. Simone Weil