Evil Quotes

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If you want to realize the truth, don't be for or against. The struggle between good and evil is the primal disease of the mind. — Sengcan
Juvenile delinquency serves many purposes, including that of providing sadistic adults with fantasies suited to their special tastes. — Edgar Friedenberg
The judge should not be young, he should have learned to know evil, not from his own soul, but from late and long observation of… — Plato
He said that there was one only good, namely, knowledge; and one only evil, namely, ignorance. — Socrates
A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means. — Sallust
An evil conscience is often quiet, but never secure. — Publilius Syrus
One man's wickedness may easily become all men's curse. — Publilius Syrus
No evil can happen to a good man either in life or after death. — Plato
The man who does evil to another does evil to himself, and the evil counsel is most evil for him who counsels it. — Hesiod
It is only when we possess ourselves that we can give ourselves to others. If what we possess feels wrong, bad, or wicked, then we… — Jack Dominian
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

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