Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?
-Breet Easton Ellis
"American Psycho"
Quotations
Evil
It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
-Henry David Thoreau
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
-Mark Twain
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
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
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"
We can never choose evil. We always choose the good, and nothing can be good for us without being good for all.
-Jean Paul Sartre
The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.
-Hannah Arendt
