Quotes about Evil
The human species produces a certain percentage of scum. That is the way in which I have understood the world my whole life.
— Dennis Prager
Sometimes Evil pursues the Warrior of the Light, and when it does, he calmly invites it into his tent.
— Paulo Coelho
Hell is not evil; it's a place where evil gets punished. Hell is not pleasant, appealing, or encouraging. But Hell is morally good, because a good God must punish evil.
— Randy Alcorn
It is the function of God Rama to destroy evil, wherever it occurs and it is equally the function of God Rama to give to his devotees like Bibhishana a free charter of irrevocable self-government.
— Mahatma Gandhi
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
— Calvin Coolidge
All severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle.
— Samuel Johnson
Sir, you must not neglect doing a thing immediately good from fear of remote evil; - from fear of its being abused.
— Samuel Johnson
Every evil is a sickness of soul, but virtue offers the cause of its health.
— St. Basil
Our proportionate admission of the claims of good or of evil determines the harmony of our existence, - our health, our longevity, and our Christianity.
— Mary Baker Eddy
Psychology describes. The Bible prescribes. 'Turn from evil. Let that be the medicine to keep you in health.' Pr 3:7,8.
— Elisabeth Elliot
The best way to fight evil is to do some good. Let me qualify that—the best way to fight evil at home is to do some good. The best way to fight them abroad is to unleash the military.
— George W. Bush
Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collective behavior of humanity.
— Reinhold Niebuhr