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
Quotations
Evil
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"
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
-Henry David Thoreau
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
-Ayn Rand
Evil men sprout like weeds in the sun, like weeds that spread all through the garden. Their roots wrap round the stones and hold fast to every rock.
-Jesus Christ
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
-Mark Twain
I cannot and will not believe that evil is man’s natural state.
-Fyodor M. Dostoevsky
All good people are weak; they are good because they are not strong enough to be evil.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?
-Ayn Rand
