Make haste in doing good; check your mind from evil; for the mind of him who is slow in doing meritorious actions delights in evil.
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada"
Quotations
Evil
-Dhammapada "Dhammapada"
I cannot and will not believe that evil is man’s natural state.
-Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?
-Breet Easton Ellis
"American Psycho"
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
I ? This is the very root of all evil.
-H.M. Forester
"The Dissidents: A novella"
It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe that lures him to evil ways.
-Gautama Buddha
People who cease to believe in God or goodness altogether still believe in the devil... Evil is always possible. And goodness is eternally difficult.
-Anne Rice
"Interview with the Vampire"
So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?
-Ayn Rand
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
-Mark Twain
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
-Jonathan Swift
