Quotes About Evil

He's doing some kind of demony witch-craft (demoncraft?), and there is someone's blood all over the place, and do evil murdering demon librarians generally let witnesses to their crimes go running off into the late afternoon to tattle to the world? No. No, they don't.

Because, you know, evil demon librarians, not so much known for the honesty policy.

He was staring at my face. His eyes couldn't leave my eyes and his flesh was already dying with the fear inside him. He tried to talk and made only harsh breathing sounds. He raised his hands as if I were something evil and he had to keep me away. I was evil. I was evil for the good. I was evil and he knew it. I was worse than they were, so much worse that they couldn't stand the comparison. I had one, good, efficient, enjoyable way of getting rid of cancerous Commies. I killed them.

For thousands of years people have believed there is a conflict between good and evil in the universe. But this is not true. The real conflict is between truth and what is not truth. The conflict exists in the human mind, not in the rest of nature. Good and evil are the result of that conflict. Believing in truth results in goodness; believing in and defending what is not truth results in evil. Evil is just the result of believing in lies.

If I had a box full of all the evils of the world, I'd open it just a little way and push you inside. Then I'd close it again for always.

Evil is smart, boy. Never forget that." Zach was certain he wouldn't.

You can dispose of evil," Abby added, "but you never can reclaim what it has done.

What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it? After all, shadows are cast by objects and people. There is the shadow of my sword. But there are also shadows of trees and living creatures. Would you like to denude the earth of all the trees and all the living beings in order to satisfy your fantasy of rejoicing in the naked light?

You pronounced your words as if you don't acknowledge the shadows, or the evil either. Would you be so kind as to give a little thought to the question of what your good would be doing if evil did not exist, and how the earth would look if the shadows were to disappear from it?

You spoke your words as though you denied the very existence of the shadows or of evil. Think, now: where would your good be if there were no evil and what would the world look like without shadow?

That's really bad, concluded the host, say what you will, but there's something evil lurking in men who avoid wine, games, the society of delightful women, table talk. Such people are either gravely ill or secretly hate those around them. True, exceptions are possible. Among those who have sat down with me at the banqueting table, there have sometimes been some astonishing scoundrels! And so, I'm listening to why you're here.

Think, now: where would your good be if there were no evil and what would the world look like without shadow?

so who are you in the end?" "I am a part of that power which eternally desires evil and eternally does good." Goethe, Faust*

Zreszt? trudno mie? mi to za z?e, przecie? nie co dzie? cz?owiek spotyka si? z si?? nieczyst?! -Tego jeszcze brakowa?o – przytakn?? Azazello. - Gdyby si? spotyka? co dzie?, to by by?o za dobrze!

Kindly consider the question: what would your good do if evil did not exist, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it?

Who art thou, then?" "Part of that Power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good." Goethe—Faust

g??vums, bez šaub?m, ir viens no visbriesm?g?kajiem netikumiem.

Vai tu neb?tu tik labs un nepadom?tu par t?du jaut?jumu: ja nepast?v?tu ?aunums, k?da noz?me b?tu labajam, un k? izskat?tos zeme, ja no t?s vaiga izgaistu visas ?nas?

What would your good be doing if there were no evil, and what would the earth look like if shadows disappeared from it? After all, shadows are cast by objects and people. There is the shadow of my sword. But there are also shadows of trees and living creatures. Would you like to denude the earth of all the trees and all the living beings in order to satisfy your fantasy of rejoicing in the naked light? You are a fool.

But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if evil didn't exist?

Che cosa sarebbe il tuo bene se non ci fosse il male, e come apparirebbe la terra se non ci fossero le ombre? Le ombre nascono dagli oggetti e dalle persone. Ecco l'ombra della mia spada. Ma ci sono le ombre degli alberi e degli esseri viventi. Non vorrai per caso sbucciare tutto il globo terrestre buttando via tutti gli alberi e tutto ciò che è vivo per godere nella tua fantasia della nuda luce?

qué haría tu bien si no existiera el mal y qué aspecto tendría la tierra si desaparecieran las sombras? Los hombres y los objetos producen sombras. Ésta es la sombra de mi espada. También hay sombras de árboles y seres vivos. ¿No querrás raspar toda la tierra, arrancar los árboles y todo lo vivo para gozar de la luz desnuda? Eres un necio.

this strange case, which smacked of obvious devilry, with an admixture of some hypnotic tricks and distinct criminality

What would your good do if evil didn't exist, and what would the earth look like if all the shadows disappeared? After all, shadows are cast by living things and people.