“Malice is rare. Most men are much too concerned with themselves to be malicious.” — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“Never attribute to malice, that which can be explained through ignorance.” — Robert Heinlein Copy Share Image
The minds of men are at last aroused; reason looks out and justifies her own, and malice finds all her work is… — Ralph Chaplin Copy Share Image
A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat. — Logan Pearsall Smith Copy Share Image
Most men would rather be charged with malice than with making a blunder. — Josh Billings Copy Share Image
Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Gossip is always a personal confession either of malice or imbecility. — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud. — Martial Copy Share Image
He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public; he that hisses in malice or sport,… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Young people wonder how the adult world can be so boring. The secret is that it is not boring to adults because… — Celia Green Copy Share Image
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
There are no 'good' or 'bad' people. Some are a little better or a little worse, but all are activated more by… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go… — Henry A. Wallace Copy Share Image
The outrages of the powerful, the insolence of the rich, scorn of the proud, and malice of the uncharitable, all beating against… — Elizabeth Montagu Copy Share Image
You take the lies out of him, and he'll shrink to the size of your hat; you take the malice out of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Criticism is now become mere hangman's work, and meddles only with the faults of authors ; nay, the critic is disgusted less… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
It is as though the ancestors who made language and knew from what bestiality its use rescued them are saying to us:… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
It is possible that the malice of writers has been overrated (by myself among others). Reading their ruminations on their craft, one… — Wilfrid Sheed Copy Share Image
“whereas malice was the beginning and end of Laurence Strange’s character, the new manservant was a more natural blend of light and… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Envy is an ill-natured vice, and is made up of meanness and malice. It wishes the force of goodness to be strained,… — Jeremy Collier Copy Share Image
The widespread interest in gossip is inspired, not by a love of knowledge but by malice: no one gossips about other people's… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
I used to think that cruelty required malice, but that is not true. Jeanine has no reason to act out of malice.… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“I hope that you have nothing against malice, my good engineer. In my eyes it is the brightest sword that reason has… — Thomas Mann Copy Share Image
Corruption and envy and lust for power. Cruelty and coldness. A vicious probing curiousity. Pure, poisonous, toxic malice. You have never from… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent. — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Monsters don’t exist. It’s men you should be afraid of, not monsters.” — Niccolò Ammaniti Copy Share Image
The subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea. — Antoine Rivarol Copy Share Image
“Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity, but don't rule out malice.” — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Touch her'- his voice was laced with malice, even as it faded to a mere whisper- 'and I'll annihilate you all.” — Kerri Maniscalco Copy Share Image
Indiscretion, rashness, falsehood, levity, and malice, produce each other. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
“When people are doing their utmost to upset you, it's probably best to just laugh at them.” — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, the Lord knows I have no malice in my heart. But I've got tattoos, and I… — Pharrell Williams Copy Share Image
“Don’t confuse selfishness and stupidity with malice. People seldom consider the consequences of their impulsive actions.” — Wayne Gerard Trotman Copy Share Image
ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“And so you see it is love- not scorn,not malice; only love- that makes me harm her, in the end.” — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
