Quotes
Quotes about Evil
Gluttony kills more than the sword, and is the kindler of all evils. [Lat., Gula plures occidit quam gladius, estque fomes omnium malorum.]
Marry, he must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
Educate people without religion and you make them but clever devils.
Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then - to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn." Ropo Oguntimehin Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave. -T.H. White.
You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and . . . you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil.
Envy, my son, wears herself away, and droops like a lamb under the influence of the evil eye. [Lat., L'invidia, figliuol mio, se stessa macera, E si dilegua come agnel per fascino.]
My mind gave me, In seeking tales and informations Against this man, whose honesty the devil And his disciples only envy at, Ye blew the fire that burns ye: now have at ye!
If e'er she knew an evil thought She spoke no evil word: Peace to the gentle! She hath sought The bosom of her Lord.
May his body rest free from evil. [Lat., Corpus requiescat a malis.]
Evil events from evil causes spring.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; they put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse. [Fr., Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit dans un pire.]
The world, the flesh, the devil.
States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to match their hatred. They could attack our allies or attempt to blackmail the United States. In any of these cases, the price of indifference would be catastrophic.
Of evils one should choose the least. [Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed; as it grows older, it becomes stronger. [Lat., Omne malum nascens facile opprimitur; inveteratum fit pleurumque robustius.]
All evils are equal when they are extreme. [Fr., Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes.]
It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
Of two evils choose the least. [Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
