Good Against Evil Quotes

• Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.

  Aesop

  Growing Up, Evil, Ruins

  Aesop (2013). “Aesop's Fables”, p.13, Lulu Press, Inc

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  A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

  John Stuart Mill

  Life, Evil, Accountability

  John Stuart Mill, G. W. Smith (1998). “John Stuart Mill's Social and Political Thought: Freedom”, p.110, Taylor & Francis

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• It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

  Eric Hoffer

  Power, Evil, Promise

  Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

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• Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on himself is certain.

  Robert Southey

  Mean, Men, Evil

  Robert Southey (1831). “Sir Thomas More: Or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society”, p.221

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• I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.

  Molly Ivins

  Truth, Believe, Ignorance

  Molly Ivins (1992). “Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?”, Vintage

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• Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is Good.

  Pope Francis

  Moving, Thinking, People

  "The Pope: how the Church will change". Interview with Eugenio Scalfari, www.repubblica.it. October 1, 2013.

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• When good people in any country cease their vigilance and struggle, then evil men prevail.

  Pearl S. Buck

  Country, Peace, Struggle

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• The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.

  Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

  Running, Heart, Men

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• Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse.

  Adlai E. Stevenson

  Evil, Political, Mind

  "Speeches of Adlai Ewing Stevenson", (p. 99), 1952.

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• There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

  Gautama Buddha

  Positive, Inspiring, Wise

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• Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards.

  Charles W. Chesnutt

  Motivational, Evil, Force

  Charles W. Chesnutt (2015). “The Marrow of Tradition”, p.222, Xist Publishing

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• Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil. I am content to observe that there is evil, and that there is a way to escape from it, and with this I begin and end.

  John Newton

  Evil, Way, Ends

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• Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.

  Eric Burdon

  Struggle, Winning, Evil

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  False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

  Plato

  Truth, Attitude, Lying

  Plato (2011). “The Final Days of Socrates: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito and Phaedo”, p.136, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Love You, Men, Yield

  Mahatma Gandhi (1977). “Collected Works”

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• The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good.

  John Locke

  Philosophical, Evil, Perspective

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• I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Peace, War

  Mahatma Gandhi, Dennis Dalton (1996). “Gandhi: Selected Political Writings”, p.43, Hackett Publishing

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• The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.

  M. Scott Peck

  Change, Integrity, Heart

  M. Scott Peck (2015). “The People Of The Lie”, p.290, Random House

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• Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of trauma, I will fear no concussion.

  Jim Butcher

  Bible, Shadow Of Death, Death Of A Loved One

  Jim Butcher (2010). “The Dresden Files Collection 7-12”, p.997, Penguin

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• Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires.

  Bertrand Russell

  Views, Evil, Achievement

  Bertrand Russell (1985). “Contemplation and Action, 1902-14”, p.176, Psychology Press

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  The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

  Albert Einstein

  Peace, Integrity, Patriotic

  "The Harper Book of Quotations Revised Edition". Book by Robert I. Fitzhenry, p. 356, 1993.

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• When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.

  Max Lerner

  Integrity, Two, Evil

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• If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Money, Men, Evil

  Swami Vivekananda (2016). “Addresses on Bhakti Yoga: Art of living”, p.7, editionNEXT.com

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• There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Memorable, Writing, Angel

  FaceBook post by Kurt Vonnegut from Aug 20, 2014

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• Evil events from evil causes spring.

  Aristophanes

  Spring, Evil, Events

  Aristophanes, Thomas Mitchell (1820). “The comedies of Aristophanes”

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