Evil Quotes

I believe that, as long as there is plenty, poverty is evil.

The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil.

It's only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.

No evil propensity of the human heart is so powerful that it may not be subdued by discipline.

People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because of the punishment that it brings than because of its own foulness.

But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus.

The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are taxed for it.

Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results.

It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . .

It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil.

The principle that the end justifies the means is in individualist ethics regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics it becomes necessarily the supreme rule.

Put an end to so great an evil and arrive at a peace settlement whatever the outcome, and whatever the conditions.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

One of the tremendous evils of the world, is the monstrous accumulation of power in a few hands.

Whatever we have done in the past, be it good or evil, great or small, is irrelevant to our stance before God today. It is only NOW that we are in the presence of God.

The beginning of pride and hatred lies in worldly desire, and the strength of your desire if from habit. When an evil tendency becomes confirmed by habit, rage is triggered when anyone restrains you.

Some think that they will exercise power for the general good, but that is what all those with power have believed. Power is evil in itself, regardless of who exercises it.

I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.

I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.

Nearly all the evils in the Church have arisen from bishops desiring power more than light. They want authority, not outlook.

Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.

In the struggle of good against evil, it's always the people who get killed.

Thirstily he set it to his lips, and as its cool refreshment began to soothe his throat, he thanked Heaven that in a world of much evil there was still so good a thing as ale.

I cannot but think it an evil sign of a people when their houses are built to last for one generation only.

Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage.

Our country right or wrong is an evil motto - what if your country be in the wrong? It will only compound her injury. I wish to serve the republic with an honest and fearless criticism.

Good people know about both good and evil: bad people do not know about either.

Woman -a foe of friendship, an inescapable punishment, a necessary evil.

If you do a good act, it cancels the effects of your evil deeds. If one prays, takes the Name of God and thinks of Him, the effects of evil are cancelled.

With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear.

The devil helps his servants for a season; but when they get into a pinch; he leaves them in the lurch.

An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

No man is clever enough to know all the evil he does.

Shallow breathing is the root of all evil but conscious deep breathing restores and secures our souls.

The only evil that associates itself with mushrooms is taking too little.

Don't be forecasting evil unless it is what you can guard against. Anxiety is good for nothing if we can't turn it into a defense.

In the end, nothing is lost. Every event, for good or evil, has effects forever.

I feel like the government is more evil than most corporations.

The true remedy for most evils is none other than liberty, unlimited and complete liberty, liberty in every field of human endeavor.

There is more evil in the least sin than in the greatest affliction.

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.

It is a hard but good law of fate, that as every evil, so every excessive power, wears itself out.

The face of evil is always the face of total need.

Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.

Chocolate fends off all kinds of nasty stuff. And if you get hungry while warding off evil, you have a snack. It's multipurpose equipment.

To while away the day contemplating evils that might have been is to poison the happiness we already have.

The worst thing about getting old is evil men cease to fear you

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

The act of evil breeds others to follow, young sins in its own likeness.