I cannot and will not believe that evil is man’s natural state.
-Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
Quotations
Evil
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
-Epicurus
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
-Mark Twain
The proper way to resist evil is to absolutely refuse to do evil either for one’s self or for others.
-Leo Tolstoy
Apologies only account for the evils which they cannot alter.
-Benjamin Disraeli
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
-Hannah Arendt
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
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"
The healthy man does not torture others – generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers.
-Carl Gustav Jung
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"
