Evil Quotes

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Death is not the worst evil, but rather when we wish to die and cannot. — Sophocles
More harm is done by fools through foolishness than is done by evil-doers through wickedness. — Muhammad
The form of law which I propose would be as follows: In a state which is desirous of being saved from the greatest of all… — Plato
In four ways ... should one who flatters be understood as a foe in the guise of a friend: He approves of his friend's evil… — Gautama Buddha
Neither in the sky nor in mid-ocean, nor by entering into mountain clefts, nowhere in the world is there a place where one may escape… — Gautama Buddha
Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is pleasant. — Gautama Buddha
Little by little a person becomes evil, as a water pot is filled by drops of water... Little by little a person becomes good, as… — Gautama Buddha
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the… — Gautama Buddha
To cease from evil, to do good, and to purify the mind yourself, this is the teaching of all the Buddhas. — Gautama Buddha
Conquer anger by love, evil by good; Conquer the miser with liberality, and the liar with truth. — Gautama Buddha
The man who foolishly does me wrong, I will return to him the protection of my most ungrudging love; and the more evil comes from… — Gautama Buddha
By whomsoever no evil is done in deed, or word, or thought, him I call a Brahmin (holy man) who is guarded in these three. — Gautama Buddha
Freed by full realization and at peace, the mind of such a man is at peace, and his speech and action peaceful. He has no… — Gautama Buddha
Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison. — Gautama Buddha
As a single drop of water fills a bucket, so do small deeds of evil; as a single drop of water fills a bucket, so… — Gautama Buddha
With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear. — Gautama Buddha
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as… — Gautama Buddha
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets… — Gautama Buddha
The greatest penalty of evil-doing is to grow into the likeness of a bad man. — Plato
Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they… — Plato

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