Wickedness Quotes

256 quotes by 197 authors

Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed. — Bob Riley
Wickedness is its own punishment. — Francis Quarles
Saw so much of the wickedness of my heart that I longed to get away from myself...I felt almost pressed to death with my own… — David Brainerd
Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away. — Arthur Helps
...It would be more consistent that we call [the Bible] the work of a demon than the word of God. It is a history of… — Thomas Paine
To be born in imbecility, in the midst of pain and crisis; to be the plaything of ignorance, error, need, sickness, wickedness, and passions; to… — Denis Diderot
Every soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the filth of wickedness and sin. . . . In the Church, baptism is given… — Origen
If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your… — Laozi
It is possible that these may all be insufficient to control the caprice and wickedness of man. But are they not all that government will… — James Madison
How many does it take to metamorphose wickedness into righteousness? One man must not kill. If he does, it is murder.... But a state or… — Adin Ballou
The wicked are always surprised to find that the good can be clever. — Luc de Clapiers
What is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch. — Jennifer Beals
The difference between weakness and wickedness is much less than people suppose; and the consequences are nearly always the same. — Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
Present-Day Wickedness, Apostasy and Modern Civilization Cannot Prevent Revival. — John R. Rice
If you punish a child for being naughty, and reward him for being good, he will do right merely for the sake of the reward;… — Immanuel Kant
Although among heretics and schismatics there is the same Baptism, nevertheless, the remission of sins is not operative among them because of the very rottenness… — Saint Augustine
If you neglect to instruct children in the way of holiness, will the devil neglect to instruct them in the way of wickedness? No; if… — John Flavel
One cannot avoid a certain feeling of disgust, when one observes the actions of man displayed on the great stage of the world. Wisdom is… — Immanuel Kant
For mortal men there is but one hell, and that is the folly and wickedness and spite of his fellows; but once his life is… — Marquis de Sade
The contented and economically comfortable have a very discriminating view of government. Nobody is ever indignant about bailing out failed banks and failed savings and… — John Kenneth Galbraith

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