Evil Quotes
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Surely there never was so evil a thing as money, which maketh cities into ruinous heaps, and banisheth men from their houses, and turneth their thoughts from good unto evil.
Sophocles
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There is no worse evil than a bad woman; and nothing has ever been produced better than a good one.
Euripides
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A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils
George Washington
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So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a master of rare talent or ability. Granted, there have been heroes who fit those descriptions. But many men of great evil as well. Heed me. A hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero is true to his or her conscience. In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Although any person could fit that description, very few do. Choose this day to be one of them.
Brandon Mull
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Gossip needn't be false to be evil - there's a lot of truth that shouldn't be passed around.
Frank A. Clark
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He is indeed a creature of evil; but so are you, and so am I.
Gene Wolfe
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Rock music is, is a necessary evil, like beating my children with penny loafers
Thomas Edward Yorke Atoms for Peace
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It's no use crying over spilt evils. It's better to mop them up laughing.
Eleanor Farjeon
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People always think that because of 'Dr. Quinn' that I just play nice family stuff. But the truth of the matter is that 'East of Eden' was a very successful thing for me in the past. I've played a lot of very evil people in my time.
Jane Seymour
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Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored.
Soren Kierkegaard
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The hatred of those who are evil is not as dangerous as their friendship.
Branislav Nusic
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I feel like the government is more evil than most corporations.
Gavin McInnes
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...wherever you find the greatest good, you will find the greatest evil, because evil loves paradise as much as good.
Wallace Stegner
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The human race is not divided into two opposing camps of good and evil. It is made up of those who are capable of learning and those who are incapable of doing so.
E. O. Wilson
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Worries carry responsibilitie s that belong to God, not to you. Worry does not enable us to escape evil; it makes us unfit to cope with it when it comes.
Corrie Ten Boom
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I think there's a dishonorable tradition in Hollywood to give the idea, particularly to children, that evil characters are dark.
Tilda Swinton
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Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.
Epictetus
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And this is the eternal law. For, Evil often stops short at istelf and dies with the doer of it! but Good, never.
Charles Dickens
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God is the solitude of men. There was only me: I alone decided to commit Evil; alone, I invented Good. I am the one who cheated, I am the one who performed miracles, I am the one accusing myself today, I alone can absolve myself; me, the man.
Jean-Paul Sartre
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There are times when external circumstances can overwhelm us, and we do things we never thought. If you're not aware that this can happen, you can be seduced by evil. We need inoculations against our own potential for evil. We have to acknowledge it. Then we can change it.
Philip Zimbardo
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... and we will test you with evil and with good; and unto us shall ye be brought back.
Elijah Muhammad
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To do wrong is the greatest of evils.
Plato
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Oh, this was the great ploy of Satan in that kingdom of his: to display such blatant evil one could almost believe one's own secret sin didn't matter.
Corrie Ten Boom
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Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies.
Ambrose