Evil Quotes

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Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil. — Niccolo Machiavelli
Evil was seductive and easy, and virtue was difficult and unappreciated. — Melissa de la Cruz
God's will is that none should perish. Judgement isn't His desire...but His necessity. The good must bring evil to an end, or else it would… — Jonathan Cahn
The rich don't have to kill to eat. They employ people, as they call it. The rich don't do evil themselves. They pay. People do… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
I was modest--they accused me of being crafty: I became secretive. I felt deeply good and evil--nobody caressed me, everybody offended me: I became rancorous.… — Mikhail Lermontov
Faeries are fallen angels," said Dorothea, "cast down out of heaven for their pride." "That's the legend," Jace said. "It's also said that they're the… — Cassandra Clare
But evil is a cunning force. It can find the weakness in any man, even the bravest. [...] It only takes a single weak moment… — William Joyce
Good, as it ripens, becomes continually more different not only from evil but from other good. — C.S. Lewis
There is evil in all of us, and it is the mark of a man how he defies the evil within. — David Gemmell
The only answer to this, and it isn't an entire answer, said Father Travis, is that God made human beings free agents. We are able… — Louise Erdrich
He told them tales of bees and flowers, the ways of trees, and the strange creatures of the Forest, about the evil things and the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
There is no good or evil, save in the way you see the world. There is no dark or light save in your own. — Juliet Marillier
I thought symphaths didn't have a conscience." "I'm half my mother's boy, too. So I have a little." "Aren't you lucky." The Reverend's chin dipped… — J R Ward
Aeriel felt her heart grow troubled. "I know," she said. "I know that he is evil, but his beauty unmakes me. Every time he looks… — Meredith Ann Pierce
It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid. — Robert Jordan
Pointless, needless suffering and pain? I don’t suppose it would help if I told you that was the way life is. The good suffer, the… — Cassandra Clare
Biblical references about knowledge and good and evil often get tangled up. — James Rollins
Isn't Bunson's training evil geniuses?" "Yes, mostly." "Well, is that wise? Having a mess of seedling evil geniuses falling in love with you willy-nilly? What… — Gail Carriger
I was glad when the Invalids were executed. Some people complained that lethal injection was too humane for convicted terrorists, but I thought it sent… — Lauren Oliver
Religion is a by-product of fear. For much of human history it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than… — Arthur C. Clarke
I didn’t want the person standing there, beside the bed, to have the same face I’d found so attractive at the airport. But you were… — Lucy Christopher
There is a little good in all evil. — Wilson Rawls
Duty is but a pot. It holds whatever is put in it, from the greatest evil to the greatest good. — John Fowles
This is Shaun Mason activating security protocol Campbell. The bridge is out, the trees are coming, and I’m pretty sure my hand is evil. Now… — Mira Grant
It is time we realize that belief is not a private matter. As a man believes, so he will act. Believe that you are a… — Sam Harris

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