Quotes by Evil No doubt Jack the Ripper excused himself on the grounds that it was human nature. A. A. Milne doubt evil law Therefore, since the world has still A. E. Housman goodness evil world Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it. A. E. Waite evil tree men Out of evil comes good, however, and the confusion of tongues gave rise to 'the ancient practice of Masons conversing without the use of speech.' A. E. Waite confusion practice evil There is a certain indolence in us, a wish not to be disturbed, which tempts us to think that when things are quiet, all is well. Subconsciously, we tend to give the preference to 'social peace,' though it be only apparent, because our lives and possessions seem then secure. Actually, human beings acquiesce too easily in evil conditions; they rebel far too little and too seldom. There is nothing noble about acquiescence in a cramped life or mere submission to superior force. A. J. Muste evil giving thinking The survival of democracy depends on the renunciation of violence and the development of nonviolent means to combat evil and advance the good. A. J. Muste survival evil mean Let us be done with the notion that religion is confined to petty pieties and small constraints. All too often people who have possessed these pieties have wrought great evil. A. Powell Davies evil people religion The beneficial effect of state intervention, especially in the form of legislation, is direct, immediate, and so to speak, visible, while its evil effects are gradual and indirect and lay out of sight ... Hence the majority of mankind must almost of necessity look with undue favor upon governmental intervention. A. V. Dicey liberty evil sight Now you see. We are all fugitives. We have always been fugitives from the void. Whatever comfort, whatever power we gain from outside of ourselves diminishes us -- because comfort and power, unless they are won from the void inside of us, are illusions that make us forget the emptyness that carries us. When we forget that, we believe we deserve comfort and power and so are capable of any evil. We deserve nothing but what we make of ourselves. We deserve nothing else. And when we understand that, then nothing is enough. A.A. Attanasio gains evil believe There are times when the end justifies the means. But when you build an argument based on a whole series of such times, you may find that you've constructed an entire philosophy of evil." --Luke Skywalker Aaron Allston evil philosophy mean Mischief and malice grow on the same branch of the tree of evil. Aaron Hill branches evil tree It [idolatry] nourishes mans ambition to domineer over his fellow man. Idolatry, therefore, is the source of all social and moral evil in the world. Abba Eban ambition evil men There is evil in the world, but it can be overcome through repentance and aspiration, and therein lies the true meaning and adventure of life. Abba Hillel Silver evil adventure lying We're never going to be able to get rid of terrorism, because there is always going to be evil in the world. Abdallah II able evil world When the inward is good the outward is also inevitably so, for the outward always follows the inward, whether good or evil. Abdullah ibn Alawi al-Haddad islamic wisdom evil I turn to right and left, in all the earth I see no signs of justice, sense or worth: A man does evil deeds, and all his days Are filled with luck and universal praise; Another's good in all he does - he dies A wretched, broken man whom all despise. Abolqasem Ferdowsi broken evil men But all this world is like a tale we hear - Men's evil, and their glory, disappear. Abolqasem Ferdowsi evil men world ...morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible. Abraham Joshua Heschel limits suffering evil Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself. It is a silent justification affording evil acceptability in society. Abraham Joshua Heschel silent indifference evil The opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference. Abraham Joshua Heschel indifference evil opposites 1234567891011»
