Committed Quote by Katherine Anne Porter

The cruelest thing of all is false hope, and just remember, if you look into the face of evil, evil is going to look…

— Jessica Lange

The cruel are feared even by the wise.

— Ritu Ghatourey

As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for evil. We can perpetrate some of the most horrendous atrocities.

— Desmond Tutu

Experience has taught me that the only cruelties people condemn are those with which they do not happen to be familiar.

— Ellen Glasgow

A calculated, malignant, devastating evil has arisen in our world, ... Civilization cannot ignore the wrongs that have been done. America will not tolerate…

— John Ashcroft

In my view, the most damaging evils that are perpetrated upon us are through some abstract notion about good, where we're willing to sacrifice…

— Gregory Stock

There is nothing so cruel in this world as the desolation of having nothing to hope for.

— Haruki Murakami

The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.

— Ludwig von Mises

By choosing to be kind instead of cruel, we can break the karmic chain of reacting to violence with more violence, contributing to a…

— Sharon Gannon

Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.

— Anonymous

“Most of the great evil in the world happens not at the hands of malice, but of fear. Because good people, the ones who…

— Breeana Puttroff

It's a cruel world, don't you think?

— Cornelia Funke