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It is impossible for good or evil to last forever; and hence it follows that the evil having lasted so long, the good must be now nigh at hand. — Miguel De Cervantes

I would not mind being a bit evil, for the larger good. — Sumit Agarwal

That's the difference between Good and Evil, Clarissa,' the Evil Dean said softly. 'We know that love isn't always enough for a happy ending. — Soman Chainani

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

Do no harm. help when you can. return good for evil. — L.J.Smith

Evil is a far more cunning and persevering propagandist than good, for it has no inward strength, and is driven to seek countenance and sympathy. — James Russell Lowell

... if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. - Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil — Clive Barker

The power of fictitious writing, for good as well as for evil, is a thing which ought most seriously to be reflected upon. — Harriet Beecher Stowe

People who have a reputation for being evil are usually good. — Sebastian Horsley

You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me. — Jim Butcher

I don't think that you have any insight whatsoever into your capacity for good until you have some well-developed insight into your capacity for evil. — Jordan B. Peterson

We can not just live any how. There are consequences for every action, where evil or good. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Justice for some people is an evil for others. Good intentions, kindness, and hope will not necessarily make people happy. — Gen Urobuchi

The temptations that use the raw material of good for evil can continue unrecognized for a long time without awareness. — Eugene H. Peterson

Democracy is not static. It is a living force. Every new idea, every new invention offers opportunity for both good and evil. — Herbert Hoover

She had not yet decided whether to use her power for good ... or for evil. — Anne Taintor

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 old days are dead and gone days. For what I did in the past I have been punished. I have been cured. — Anthony Burgess

I read for fun and to escape the mundaneness that is reality, to get lost in make-believe worlds where good always triumphs over evil. — Erica Cope

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

The press has no better friend than I am, no one who is more ready to acknowledge ... its tremendous power for both good and evil. — Abraham Lincoln

Is religion a force for good? The evidence of history and the evidence of current events cast doubt on the truism. — James A. Haught

A little evil is often necessary for obtaining a great good. — Voltaire

The greatest evils, are from within us; and from ourselves also we must look for the greatest good. — Jeremy Taylor

Loki was not evil, although he was certainly not a force for good. Loki was . . . complicated. — Neil Gaiman

Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. — James Russell Lowell

If we don't harness their potential for good, their societies will continue to reap their capacity for evil. — Romeo Dallaire

Evil comes into our lives because we do not follow the laws set by God for our own good. — Sunday Adelaja

Agatha wondered whether in this room of heroes young and old, Hester was the greatest hero of all. — Soman Chainani

We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God. — George H. W. Bush

Men who have nothing to lose never give a thought for eternal life. — Paulo Coelho

I am justified. For I chose wisdom and the knowledge of good and evil ; and now there is no evil; and wisdom and good are one. It is enough. — George Bernard Shaw

All that's required for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing. — Richard Paul Evans

A man must stand up for what he believes in - especially in this culture war between good and evil. — Ted Nugent

Whenever power is used for evil, it becomes diabolical; it must be used for good only. — Swami Vivekananda

You like science? You enjoy science? Always use it for good, never for evil. Can you promise me that? — David Letterman

Every home has its influences, for good or evil, upon humanity at large. — Julia McNair Wright

At a certain depth of distress, the poor, in their stupor, groan no longer over evil, and are no longer thankful for good. — Victor Hugo

It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

The Bible itself can be used for both good and evil. That doesn't mean it's flawed. It means that it is perfect. — Northern Adams

It's shameful for a devil to be good. — Ljupka Cvetanova

You cannot have power for good without having power for evil too. Even mother's milk nourishes murderers as well as heroes. — George Bernard Shaw

Men who believe in good and evil, and who believe that good should win, should watch for those moments when it is possible to play God — John Irving

As for Doing-good ... I have tried it fairly, and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution. — Henry David Thoreau

All that it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing — Amanda Hocking

If you think of evil things, you are likely to do evil things and that will never pay you a pesewa. Think of good things and do good always! — Israelmore Ayivor

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil. — Daniel Webster

Poor God, how often He is blamed for all the suffering in the
world. It's like praising Satan for allowing all the good that happens. — E.A. Bucchianeri

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

You must recognize that the way to get the good out of your brother and your sister is not to return evil for evil. — Louis Farrakhan

If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty. — Paramahansa Yogananda

He had such a lovely smile when he was using it for good and not evil — Karina Halle

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. — Plato

For evil news rides post, while good news baits. — John Milton

If you have an enemy, do not requite him evil with good, for that would put him to shame. Rather prove that he did you some good. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Great for good, or great for evil. — Robert Burns

For so sworn good or evil an oath may not be broken and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end. — J.R.R. Tolkien

It is a power stronger than will. Could a stone escape from the laws of gravity? Impossible. Impossible, for evil to form an alliance with good. — Comte De Lautreamont

Everytime you do a Good Deed with true intention, your soul grows purer. — Soman Chainani

There's only room for one hero in this story-and everyone knows the devil doesn't get to be the good guy. — Joe Hill

Because we see only what we already know. We project our own capacities - for good as well as evil - onto the other person. — Jan-Philipp Sendker

Language is an intrinsic part of who we are and what has, for good or evil, happened to us. — Alice Walker

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

All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing. — Carlton Smith

Good is that which makes for unity. Evil is that which makes for separateness. — Aldous Huxley

All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing. — Edmund Burke

For the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be chosen than the greater. — Aristotle.

Ingratitude is a crime more despicable than revenge, which is only returning evil for evil, while ingratitude returns evil for good. — William George Jordan

Love binds, and it binds forever. Good binds while evil unravels. Separation is another word for evil; it is also another word for deceit. — Michel Houellebecq

We must substitute fear for faith, for fear is only inverted faith; it is faith in evil instead of good. — Florence Scovel Shinn

Religion as a human phenomenon is as riddled through with potential for both good and evil as any other phenomenon. — Richard John Neuhaus

Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? — Anthony Burgess

My passion is for scientific truth. I don't much care about good and evil. ... I care about what's true. — Richard Dawkins

Hate will destroy you. Let love be the basis of which you live your life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

When prosperous the fool trembles for the evil that is to come; in adversity the philosopher smiles for the good that he has had. — Ambrose Bierce

Why are we talking about this good and evil? They're just names for sides. We know that. — Neil Gaiman

Many people make devices that can be used for good or evil. You cannot blame the blacksmith when the swords he crafts are used to kill. — Lindsay Buroker

For books are as meats and viands are; some of good, some of evil sub-stance. — John Milton

The competitive nation-state system, with all its capacity for good and evil, is spreading in the Third World and is transforming that world. — Robert Gilpin

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

There is only one way to put an end to evil, and that is to do good for evil. — Leo Tolstoy

17For l it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil. — Anonymous

For the greater good":
the phrase that always precedes
the greatest evil. — Jakub Bozydar Wisniewski

Don't consider painful what's good for you. — Deborah Harkness

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

A god cannot procure death for himself, even if he wished it, which, so numerous are the evils of life, has been granted to man as our chief good. — Pliny The Elder

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing. — Edmund Burke

The ability of one to affect many is scaling exponentially - and it's scaling for good and it's scaling for evil. — Marc Goodman

Everything good is the transmutation of something evil: every god has a devil for a father. — Friedrich Nietzsche

Whatever else we may say of our own age, for good or evil, nobody is likely to call it an Age of Reason. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act as if they're better than everyone! — Rachel Bilson

Nothing is good for him for whom nothing is bad. — Baltasar Gracian

It has been said that for evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing. — Charles F. Aked

Only a madman would give good for evil — Euripides

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

It's no good choosing your first husband from a school for evil geniuses. Much too difficult to kill. — Gail Carriger

How far the existence of the Academy has influenced French literature, either for good or for evil, is an extremely dubious question. — Lytton Strachey

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

I have a voice, too, and for good or evil mine is the speech that cannot be silenced — Joseph Conrad

Every man is a missionary, now and forever, for good or for evil, whether he intends or designs it or not. — Thomas Chalmers