Wicked Quotes

822 quotes by 543 authors

The giving of riches and honors to a wicked man is like giving strong wine to him that hath a fever. — Plutarch
Man and his deed are two distinct things. Whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a wicked deed dis-approbation, the doer of the… — Mahatma Gandhi
There's nobody for me to attack in this matter even with soft and gentle ridicule-and I shouldn't ever think of using a grown up weapon… — Mark Twain
Wicked sons do not have the Holy Ghost in the same way as do beloved sons, and yet they do have Baptism. So, too, heretics… — Saint Augustine
This king governs without decapitation or corporal punishments. Criminals are simply fined, lightly or heavily, according to the circumstances. Even in cases of repeated attempts… — Faxian
When the righteous rule, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. — William Paterson
If we truly think of Christ as our source of holiness, we shall refrain from anything wicked or impure in thought or act and thus… — Gregory of Nyssa
The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the… — Laozi
The only time laughter is wicked is when it is turned against Him Who gave it. — Fulton J. Sheen
The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than… — George Washington
... hitherto we have been permitted to seek beauty only in the morally good - a fact which sufficiently accounts for our having found so… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Often war is waged only in order to show valor; thus an inner dignity is ascribed to war itself, and even some philosophers have praised… — Immanuel Kant
"Just try and remember," I said slowly," that if God had intended men to fly He'd have given us wings. So all flying is flying… — Gavin Lyall
Let the trumpet of the day of judgment sound when it will, I shall appear with this book in my hand before the Sovereign Judge,… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I am a bad, wicked man, but I am practicing moral self-purification; I don't eat meat any more, I now eat rice cutlets. — Vladimir Lenin
In spite of what moralists say, the, animals are scarcely less wicked or less unhappy than we are ourselves. The arrogance of the strong, the… — Georges Cuvier
Vegetarians have wicked, shifty eyes, and laugh in a cold calculating manner. They pinch little children, steal stamps, drink water, favor beards. — J B Morton
God has a most wicked sense of humor. — Maureen O'Hara
Working with Ty Power was exciting. In those days, he was the biggest romantic swashbuckler in the world. Murderously handsome! But what I loved most… — Maureen O'Hara
I sincerely believe I could have wounded up in a lot of trouble if I had not been taught as a boy to fear Hell,… — Robert Vaughn

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