Quote by Epictetus

And in his third essay Herodius (not Herodotus, a mistaken pronunciation, perhaps) said 'We can contend with the evil that men do in the…

— Richard Boone

“He wanted to give her another word to say, something like luscious or whisper or strawberry. Hell, antidisestablishmentarianism would do it.”

— J.R. Ward

“But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof…

— Anonymous

“woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.”

— John Irving

“To this celestial kindness he opposed pride, which is the fortress of evil within us.”

— Victor Hugo

“But this discourse, expressed in our paternal language, keeps clear the meaning of its words. The very quality of speech and of the Egyptian…

— Hermes Trismegistus

“It's a very Greek idea, and a very profound one. Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”

— Donna Tartt

“I whispered to him, 'but Azazeel, you are the cause of evil in the world.' 'Hypa, be sensible. I'm the one who justifies evil.…

— Youssef Ziedan

“Antigone: We begin in the dark and birth is the death of us. Ismene: Who said that? Antigone: Hegel. Ismene: Sounds more like Beckett.…

— Anne Carson

“Lad of Athens, faithful be To thyself, And Mystery - All the rest is Perjury”

— Emily Dickinson

“Let him! He is great but in his greatness he is no happier than we in our conflict! Goodness would not make evil; and…

— George Gordon Byron

“The Greeks say it's a sin against the gods to love something beyond all reason. And do you remember that they say when someone…

— Anonymous