Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.
Reinhold NiebuhrTag: evil
I believe in good and evil," said Jem. "And I believe the soul is eternal. But I don't believe in the fiery pit, the pitchforks, or endless torment. I do not believe you can threaten people into goodness.
Cassandra ClareTag: evil good damnation torment
Shortly after we were in bed I began my story, but made it so absurd, so long, and so tiresome, that, as my intention was, I sent her to sleep, and should have gone to sleep myself - but dark plots are ever wakeful. (“The Story of Prince Barkiarokh”)
William BeckfordTag: evil paranoia evil-plots
If she knew me as I really am she would despise me, and certainly not aid or abet my evil designs. To veil their vices from the sight of the good is the only resource of those who are not blind and know themselves to be vicious.' Thus was I confirmed in habits of hypocrisy; and these, for a time, worked only too effectually to my advantage.
William BeckfordTag: honesty evil hypocrisy good vice despise disguise vicious dissimulate
What I learned in Rwanda was that God is not absent when great evil is unleashed. Whether that evil is man-made or helped along by darker forces, God is right there, saving those who respond to His urgings and trying to heal the rest.
James RiordanTag: evil god genocide epiphany rwanda epiphanic-moment
Ever since I realized there waz someone callt/
a colored girl an evil woman a bitch or a nag/
i been tryin not to be that
Tag: evil bitterness coloured
De mens bedrijft het kwaad nooit zo hartstochtig en vol overgave als wanneer hij dat doet uit godsdienstige overtuiging.
Umberto EcoTag: evil religion godsdienst
Isn't wine prohibited here?" the boy asked. "It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil," said the alchemist. "It's what comes out of their mouths that is.
Paulo CoelhoTag: philosophy evil religion
The deceitfulness of the heart of man appears in no one thing so much as this of spiritual pride and self-righteousness. The subtlety of Satan appears in its height, in his managing persons with respect to this sin. And perhaps one reason may be that here he has most experience; he knows the way of its coming in; he is acquainted with the secret springs of it: it was his own sin. Experience gives vast advantage in leading souls, either in good or evil.
Jonathan EdwardsTag: evil sin good pride self-righteousness
Often, the greater our ignorance about something, the greater our resistance to change.
Marc BekoffTag: animal-rights evil vegan ignorance dictator specieism
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