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In the New Year, may not all your dreams come true, but may only all your good and right dreams come true, because men have evil dreams as well! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

In this very real world, good doesn't drive out evil. Evil doesn't drive out good. But the energetic displaces the passive. — William Bernbach

The flip side of the coin of which Good and Evil are but one side. — Terry Pratchett

Princes are like heavenly bodies, which cause good or evil times, and which have much veneration, but no rest. — Francis Bacon

Poor Hayduke: won all his arguments but lost his immortal soul. — Edward Abbey

ROM7.19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. — Anonymous

Knowledge is power, but how you use that power defines whether you're good, or evil. — Daniel Jackson

One man alone can't defeat the forces of evil, but many good people coming together can. — Harold S. Kushner

But love, child, love is the root of all that is good, and the root of all things that are evil. — Jennifer L. Armentrout

There are in this world ample reasons to be sad and disheartened, discouraged and fearful. But there are as many reasons not to be. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Because evil, my dear child, can be done to anyone and by everyone, but good can only be done to those who need it. — Luigi Pirandello

Be the first to seek to bring good, do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it. — Pope Francis

In this world, Evil works through countless surrogates. Its name is Legion. But Good works through surrogates, as well, and they are legion, too. — Dean Koontz

We have freedom to do good or evil; yet to make choice of evil, is not to use, but to abuse our freedom. — Saint Francis De Sales

The contest is not between Us and Them, but between Good and Evil, and if those who would fight Evil adopt the ways of Evil, Evil wins. — Thomas Jefferson

It feels good to have parents, but it feels even better to not have an evil one. — M.F. Moonzajer

The more you see of evil, the more evil seems limitless. I guess the same goes for good, but I haven't seen as much of that. — Danielle Paige

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while facing certain defeat. — Edith Hamilton

Be good, be young, be true! Evil is nothing but vanity, let us have the pride of good, and above all let us never despair. — Alexandre Dumas-fils

I consider promiscuity immoral. Not because sex is evil, but because sex is too good and too important ... — Ayn Rand

Power is neither good nor evil, but its user makes it so. — Erin Hunter

Do not let the evil become our masters, but make the good reign upon the world. — Abhijit Naskar

The pride of man hopes but to blame God for the evils of the world, and to praise himself for the good. — Criss Jami

For what is evil but good tortured by its own hunger and thirst? — Kahlil Gibran

A clear division between good and evil, right and wrong, would simplify everything, but life was rarely simple. — Melissa Marr

Every person professes to love good and hate evil, but in his actions his real preferences emerges. — Piers Anthony

Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil. — Saint Basil

Never underestimate the power of good but never ignore evil lurking in the hearts of men.
Rose of Life — Sonia Rumzi

People though are rarely all good or all evil but often a mixture of both and we all make mistakes. — Lynne Graham

We ... sin not because we want what is evil, but because we want what isn't good enough. — Scott Hahn

It is a hard but good law of fate, that as every evil, so every excessive power, wears itself out. — Johann Gottfried Herder

Satan's survival-of-the-fittest system appears to work- in the short run. But the great controversy is about the long run. — Jack Provonsha

May none of us contribute to the evil directly or indirectly, but may we contribute to the good that is in it. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

A good example brings about so much good, but hypocrisy brings about so much evil. — Pope Francis

Let not the tongue give utterance to the evil that is in thine heart, but command thy tongue to be silent until good shall prevail over evil. — Brigham Young

27If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you! — Anonymous

God is all powerful.
God is good.
Evil exists.
You can reconcile any two of those statements, but not all three. — Greg Iles

Every person must be good, but every person need to be an evil — Bokir166

The apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse. — William Shakespeare

There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured. But — J.R.R. Tolkien

I thought the war was a simple matter, with one side good and the other evil. But the more I read, the less clear it was. — Lemony Snicket

I suppose, all told, I've done more good than evil in my life, but that's incidental, a product of happenstance and the bizarre caprices of the world. — David Brin

Seest thou good days? Prepare for evil times. No summer but hath its winter. He never reaped comfort in adversity that sowed not in prosperity. — Francis Quarles

Good does not attract evil but the opposite, it fights to shine light on darkness. — Tori Kinsey

Everything can be taken from you in a second, but the human spirit is so strong. War can teach you so much about evil, and so much about good. — Zainab Salbi

If God is, why is there evil? But if God is not, why is there good? — Saint Augustine

Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love. The message isn't new, but we haven't learned to live it yet. — Peace Pilgrim

Are human beings intrinsically good but corruptible by the forces of evil, or the reverse, innately sinful yet redeemable by the forces of good? — Edward O. Wilson

But remember, great Good will, more often than not, lead to great Evil. — Amish Tripathi

Often does good come out of evil. But that is God's, not man's plan. — Mahatma Gandhi

But if you work and care and are watchful, as we have tried to be for you, then in the long run the worse will never, ever, triumph over the better. — Susan Cooper

Paul wisely taught, 'Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.' [Rom. 12:21] — Richard G. Scott

In innocence there is no strength against evil [ ... ] but there is strength in it for good. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Good can exist without evil,
but evil cannot exist without good.
The former is eternal,
the latter is temporal. — Matshona Dhliwayo

War is an unmitigated evil. But it certainly does one good thing. It drives away fear and brings bravery to the surface. — Mahatma Gandhi

what is important is not that in every man are the roots of good and evil, but which of the two prevails. — Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov

True evil needs no reason to exist, it simply is and feeds upon itself. — E.A. Bucchianeri

Good and evil travel on the same road, but they leave different impressions. — Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

There is a greater war, Uhtred. Not the fight between Saxon and Dane, but between God and the devil, between good and evil! We are part of it! — Bernard Cornwell

The villain may be good looking, but his smile is never quite right. — Mason Cooley

It's better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a tremendous cost. — Stephen King

Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil. — Marcus Aurelius

People always equate beauty with good, but it just ain't so. — Jim Butcher

But if all of the evil in the world makes you think that there might be a devil, Chris, how do you account for all the good? — William Peter Blatty

You never require a teacher to lead you into the wrong path, but you do require a kindly word to conduct you aright. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Duty is but a pot. It holds whatever is put in it, from the greatest evil to the greatest good. — John Fowles

Many evil men are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence for riches. — Solon

This serpent, SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade 'Know Thyself!' and taught Initiation. — Aleister Crowley

They say that Good ultimately wins, OK! Sir, Agreed! but the win-loss record of Good vs. Evil is like population of (Moldova vs. China). — Mohit Sharma

There is more goodness than evil in the world, but you know, you still got to work at it. — Lasky Kathryn

Look not at
the greatness of the evil past, but the greatness of the good to follow. — Thomas Hobbes

So far as he is able, a prince should stick to the path of good but, if the necessity arises, he should know how to follow evil. — Niccolo Machiavelli

Call it no more free-will, but slavish lust; free to evil, but free from good, till regenerating grace loosens the bands of wickedness. — Thomas Boston

Evil can be undone, but it cannot "develop" into good. — C.S. Lewis

The really difficult moral issues arise, not from a confrontation of good and evil, but from a collision between two goods — Irving Kristol

God, he was an evil bastard, but boy was he good! — MFR

Sometimes evil win; not because good people are passive, but because evil play dirty while good play by the rules. — Jeanette Coron

The Bible may be an arresting and
poetic work of fiction, but it is not the sort of book you should give
your children to form their morals. — Richard Dawkins

For the good that I would: I do not, but the evil which I would not, I do. — Matthew J. Hefti

There is no absolute right or wrong, good or evil, but there are good manners and common decency. — K.J. Parker

Grief is natural; the absence of all feeling is undesirable, but moderation in grief should be observed, as in the face of all good or evil. — Plutarch

There are always choices. But sometimes there are no good ones. — Robin Hobb

There are no black and white, good or bad characters in 'Game Of Thrones,' but Joffrey was an exception. Just pure evil. — Sophie Turner

Deep down, she's a good person, Diana is," Caine said, and sighed. "Deep down, I'm not. But she is. — Michael Grant

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. — Margaret Mead

Evil forges a tornado.
But goodness battles in a straight line. — Caris Roane

But we are the good guys. Aren't we, Uncle?"
"I hope so. I hope we are. — Anthony Doerr

The boundary between good and evil are clearer for more common folks but gets blurred more and more as people get more power over their fellows. — Bangambiki Habyarimana

You see we do, yet see you but our hands
And this the bleeding business they have done:
Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful — William Shakespeare

But magic is neither good nor evil. It is a tool, like a knife. Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil. — Rick Riordan

Good works do not make a good man, but a good man does good works; evil works do not make a wicked man, but a wicked man does evil works. — Martin Luther

But usually the attempt to defeat evil engenders more evil. I advise you to do good; that is the only way to win the victory!" Alisher — Sergei Lukyanenko

Our souls may be consumed by shadows, but that doesn't mean we have to behave as monsters. — Emm Cole

Our fight against racism should not be a matter of black and white, but good and evil. — Kathy McClary

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. — Anonymous

Bad is so bad, that we cannot but think good an accident; good is so good, that we feel certain that evil could be explained. — G.K. Chesterton

Troy Brennan was the devil, but sometimes, even good girls wanted a healthy dose of evil in their lives. He'd — L.J. Shen

Evil is not good's absence but gravity's
everlasting bedrock and its fatal chains
inert, violent, the suffrage of our days. — Geoffrey Hill

Good defeats evil most of the times, but sometimes in order to defeat the devil you must first become his disciple — Gaiven Clairmont

This is not going to be easy. I'm good at being bad, but I'm bad at being good. I don't know the first thing about good deeds. — Neal Shusterman