Contrition Quote by Amos Bronson Alcott

The essence of good and evil is a certain disposition of the will.

— Epictetus

Evil is done in hopes that evil surrenders, but the deeds of the devil are burned too deep in the embers, and world of…

— Phil Ochs

Into every soul, however purged and fenced, evil appears to have as much freedom of entrance as God Himself.

— George A. Smith

Perhaps evil is the crucible of goodness... and perhaps even Satan - Satan, in spite of himself - somehow serves to work out the…

— William Peter Blatty

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

— Ayn Rand

Evil, once manfully fronted, ceases to be evil; there is generous battle-hope in place of dead, passive misery; the evil itself has become a…

— Thomas Carlyle

Evil comes from the ABUSE of free will

— C. S. Lewis

Evil is the refusal to see one's self in others.

— Richard Powers

The evil you do stays with you the good you do come back to you.

— Raquel

Evil is that which one believes of others.

— H. L. Mencken

“Evil" is an inverted anagram of "live." As we live our life, learn to tame our own private demons and conquer evil with a…

— Angelica Hopes

Evil is unintelligible. It is just a thing in itself, like boarding a crowded commuter train wearing only a giant boa constrictor. There is…

— Terry Eagleton