Evil Quotes - Page 138

Flatterers are the worst kind of traitors, for they will strengthen thy imperfections, encourage thee in all evils, correct thee in nothing, but so shadow and paint thy follies and vices as thou shalt never, by their will, discover good from evil, or vice from virtue.

The Greeks had considered hope the final evil in Pandora's box. They also gave us an image of perfect nobility: a human being lovingly doing her duty to another human being despite all threats, and going to her death with pride and courage, not deterred by any hope - Antigone.

O magnet-South! O glistening perfumed South! My South! O quick mettle, rich blood, impulse and love! Good and evil! O all dear to me!

Man is not born wicked; he becomes so, as he becomes sick.

Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the evil of each day increases as far as worldly things go, if it is not strengthened and comforted by faith. And in Christ all worldly things may become better, and, as it were, sanctified. Theo, woe is me if I do not preach the Gospel; if I did not aim at that and possess faith and hope in Christ, it would be bad for me indeed, but no I have some courage.

It's not the gods But our own hearts We need to fear. The evil starts Against all odds Not there but here.

God will bless you,' said he, 'you are an angel since you take care of the flowers.' 'No,' she replied. 'I am the devil, but that's all the same to me.

Human reason can excuse any evil.

We are not to be isolated but insulated, moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it.

If men were basically evil, who would bother to improve the world instead of giving it up as a bad job at the outset?

In innocence there is no strength against evil, said Sparrowhawk, a little wryly. But there is strength in it for good.

This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.

He who does now know evil will fall into it.

No one can tell what is righteous and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.

He that is possessed with a prejudice is possessed with a devil, and one of the worst kinds of devils, for it shuts out the truth, and often leads to ruinous error.

Preventives of evil are far better than remedies; cheaper and easier of application, and surer in result.

God created the world, but it is the devil who keeps it going.

Getting back to the point, a guy like Jerry, he deals with the business, and he doesn't see it as being evil or ugly, it's what you have to do, and I mean I know there's some really ugly parts to it and parts which drive me nuts, but not in the same way as music business.

I am the worst influence. If you can't handle your vices, then I am the Devil.

The less said about the putter the better. Here is an instrument of torture, designed by Tantalus and forged in the devil's own smithy.

George Burns was a Vaudeville performer I particularly loved.

She pulls a razor from her boot and a thousand victims fall around her feet.

I fully support President Bush's decision to strike Al Qaeda's terrorist network. Now more than ever, we must stand united as a nation and support our President and our military. It is important to remember that this carefully targeted response is not an attack on a religion, nor a nation, but an attack on terrorism. In Congress, we will continue to work with the White House to do what's needed to bring justice to those who committed the heinous and evil attacks of September 11.

Do Tasmanian devils really exist?