Malice Quotes

217 Malice quotes by 169 unique authors

Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent. — Aldous Huxley
We never deceive for a good purpose: knavery adds malice to falsehood. — Jean de la Bruyere
My free drift Halts not particularly, but moves itself In a wide sea of wax; no levelled malice Infects one comma in the course I… — William Shakespeare
Laughter to begin with was probably glee at the misfortunes of others. The baring of the teeth in laughter hints at its savage ancestry. Animals… — Eric Hoffer
The weak are not a noble breed. Their sublime deeds of faith, daring, and self-sacrifice usually spring from questionable motives. The weak hate not wickedness… — Eric Hoffer
Whoever counters the malicious with malice can never be free, but one who feels no maliciousness pacifies those who hate. Hate brings misery to humanity… — Gautama Buddha
There are no 'good' or 'bad' people. Some are a little better or a little worse, but all are activated more by misunderstanding than malice.… — Tennessee Williams
Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire. — Charles Simmons
Malice, in its false witness, promotes its tale with so cunning a confusion, so mingles truths with falsehoods, surmises with certainties, causes of no moment… — Philip Sidney
Anger is blood, poured and perplexed into froth; but malice is the wisdom of our wrath. — William Davenant
try to understand that there is more thoughtlessness than malice in the world. People are not out to offend you deliberately and maliciously. But all… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Malice swallows the greatest part of its own venom. — St. Jerome
They also have at that critical point of death the opportunity to be converted to God through repentance. And if they are so obstinate that… — Thomas Aquinas
I have often said in answer to inquiries as to how I got away with kidding some of our public men, that it was because… — Will Rogers
Greed, accident, or malice may have harmful results, but, barring something truly apocalyptic, a resilient system can absorb such results without its overall health being… — Jamais Cascio
It is possible that the malice of writers has been overrated (by myself among others). Reading their ruminations on their craft, one sees why this… — Wilfrid Sheed
A man must be completely wanting in intelligence if he does not show it when actuated by love, malice, or necessity. — Jean de la Bruyere
Much malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ. — John Dryden
The law against witches does not prove there be any; but it punishes the malice of those people that use such means to take away… — John Selden
Sin, also for those who don't have faith, exists when one goes against one's conscience. To listen to and obey it means, in fact, to… — Pope Francis

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