It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe that lures him to evil ways.
-Gautama Buddha
Quotations
Evil
It is best to avoid the beginnings of evil.
-Henry David Thoreau
Has a man the right to kill himself? Yes, if his death harms no one and if life is an evil to him.
-Napoleon Bonaparte
I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.
-Jonathan Swift
Apologies only account for the evils which they cannot alter.
-Benjamin Disraeli
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
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"
Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.
-Terry Pratchett
"I Shall Wear Midnight"
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
