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> [“The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur, its chances of prevailing are slim. Yet it exists, and its mere existence is reason enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/the-ultimate-evil-is-the-weakness-cowardice-that-is-one-of-the/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

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## More by John Simon

> [This case is just as racist as the fictional, but unfortunately all too typical case, in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/this-case-is-just-as-racist-as-the-fictional-but-unfortunately-all/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/michael-taylor-is-not-being-executed-for-homicide-michael-taylor-is/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Chess is a cold bath for the mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/chess-is-a-cold-bath-for-the-mind/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Retailing is a unique destination. What you need is stronger critical mass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/retailing-is-a-unique-destination-what-you-need-is-stronger-critical/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Diana Rigg is built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/diana-rigg-is-built-like-a-brick-mausoleum-with-insufficient-flying/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [The pressure on language to deteriorate does not come merely from below, from the "democratic" lev-elers. It comes also from above, from the fancy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/the-pressure-on-language-to-deteriorate-does-not-come-merely-from/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [“The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/the-ultimate-evil-is-the-weakness-cowardice-that-is-one-of-the/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [“If you love language, it will love you back.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/if-you-love-language-it-will-love-you-back/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [People are looking around. They are looking to do something with their time and money. The question is, what?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/people-are-looking-around-they-are-looking-to-do-something-with-their/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Robert Creely's poems have two main characteristics. 1) They are short; 2) they are not short enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/robert-creely-s-poems-have-two-main-characteristics-1-they-are-short/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Although most informed balletomanes would place artistry above technique, artistry without a strong technique is a flaccid, bloodless thing indeed, whereas technique without much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/although-most-informed-balletomanes-would-place-artistry-above/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [It's wonderful to be hated by idiots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/it-s-wonderful-to-be-hated-by-idiots/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [We like to be the largest outside investor, and the first outside investor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/we-like-to-be-the-largest-outside-investor-and-the-first-outside/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Dinner theater is anti-culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/dinner-theater-is-anti-culture/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

> [Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-simon/democracy-encourages-the-majority-to-decide-things-about-which-the/)

[John Simon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-simon/)

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