Quotes About Wickedness

But the dreadful thing about wicked ideas is that bit by bit wicked minds can become accustomed to them.

People caused harm to others because they were of malevolent disposition, that was shear human wickedness. something that has always existed and always would.Some people it seemed derived pleasure from inflicting suffering on others...

Oh, the wickedness of man is very great, said Villefort, since it surpasses the goodness of God.

None of us feels the true love of God till we realize how wicked we are. But you can't teach people that - they have to learn by experience.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness." —Joseph Conrad, Novelist

There really is such a thing as racial sin, whether it is racial vainglory or racial animosity. Sin is always sin, and God always hates it. Racism as defined by God is wickedness. Those who make a pet idol out of their skin tone, or who revile others because of their skin tone are the kind of people who go to Hell. They will not inherit the kingdom (1 Cor. 6:9–10). Racism, understood biblically, is no bagatelle.

There are some sick people in this world

When my children hear godliness out of my mouth and they see wickedness in my life, then I point them to heaven and I lead them to hell.

You backbiting, poisonous, treacherous, deceitful, wicked, clever girl. If this works I'll buy you a pony.

You backbiting, poisonous, treacherous, deceitful, wicked, clever girl. If this works I'll buy you a pony.

Weakness begets evil

The Last Toast I drink to our demolished hose, to all this wickedness, to you, our loneliness together, I raise my glass - And to the dead-cold eyes, the lie that has betrayed us, the coarse, brutal world, the fact that God has not saved us. 1934

I had no idea that you would come up with this mad scheme. How did you enlist your mother in your wickedness? What lies did you tell her?" "None. From the first, my mother has known exactly who you are." His nonchalant reply knotted her stomach with shame and anger. How could he be so careless of her reputation? "Your mistress?" After a fraught pause, Lachlan's voice emerged deep and steady. "The woman I want to marry.

I see why you tolerate Mrs. Bevan's eccentric manners. What a pity she's forgotten cutlery." Merrick sipped his golden wine. The pleasure on his face reminded her of his expression after kissing her. Devil take him, everything reminded her of his kisses. "What a pity," he said with spurious regret. "Eating with one's fingers is so... primitive." She blushed. He turned the most innocent words into an invitation to wickedness.

In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.

Only ignorance! only ignorance! how can you talk about only ignorance? Don't you know that it is the worst thing in the world, next to wickedness? -- and which does the most mischief heaven only knows. If people can say, 'Oh! I did not know, I did not mean any harm,' they think it is all right.

Wickedness comes to its height by degrees. He that dares say of a less sin, Is it not a little one? will ere long say of a greater, Tush, God regards it not!

I am talking about evil. It blooms. It eats. It grins.

For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. PSALM 1:6

The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him. EZEKIEL 18:20

O black night, you who nurse he golden stars! In you I go, bearing this jar poised on my head, to fetch water from springs of rivers; not that any need pushes me to this point, but so I may show the gods the insolence of Aegisthus, and pour out my griefs under huge heaven to my father's spirit. My mother, Tyndareos' daughter, lost in wickedness, to show Aegisthus other sons, she treats me and O restes both s bastards of her house.

To me, a wicked man who is also eloquent seems the most guilty of them all. He´ll cut your throat as bold as brass, because he knows he can dress up murder in handsome words.

If we could only learn to look on evil as evil, whether it's clothed in filth or monotony or magnificence.

Who isn't fascinated by evil?