Wickedness Quotes

“Conquer anger with non-anger;
Conquer wickedness with goodness;
Conquer stinginess with giving,
And a liar with truth.”
― Anonymous, The Dhammapada

“Nobody scarce doth any good, yet they all agree in praising those who do. Indeed, it is strange that all men should consent in commending goodness, and no man endeavour to deserve that commendation; whilst, on the contrary, all rail at wickedness, and all are as eager to be what they abuse.”
― Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews

“When she met Rudra, it was as if she had just awakened to the world and discovered its wonder. She knew a lot about dreams and a little about wickedness.”
― Neena H. Brar, Tied to Deceit

“We are all capable of doing every terrible thing that we are capable of doing.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“For goodness that is beyond virtue, and
hence beyond temptation, ignorant of the argumentative reasoning by which man fends off temptations and, by this very process, comes to know the ways, of wickedness, is also incapable of
learning the arts of persuading and arguing.”
― Hannah Arendt, On Revolution

“Have you ever wondered, Dogger," I asked, "if wickedness is a chemical state?"
"Indeed I have, Miss Flavia," he said. "I have sometimes thought of little else.”
― Alan Bradley, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd

“The woe of wrath comes to whoever does wicked acts.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“He shook his head. “I can’t decide if it’s genius or madness.”
“Maybe it’s a little bit of both,” said Nancy.”
― Seanan McGuire, Every Heart a Doorway

“Don’t ruin your own happiness by letting someone’s wickedness hurt you.”
― Gift Gugu Mona

“Wickedness is witchcraft.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“… the vices and wickedness of the Secular Era, some of which still lingered, he said, in the cities of the East – irreligiosity, scepticism, occultism, depravity. And I thought of the ideas I had so casually imbibed from Julian and (indirectly) from Sam, some of which I had even begun to believe: Einsteinism, Darwinism, space travel …”
― Robert Charles Wilson, Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America

“When a hypocrite or a wicked leader is in power, anyone that becomes popular or stands out easily becomes a prey.”
― Sunday Adelaja, The Mountain of Ignorance

“Wickedness is a wrong action.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Wickedness is like cart ropes.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The word of God warns us of every scheme of wickedness.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Holy fear of God is to depart from evil.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“It is wise to forsake the evil of wickedness.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Wickedness is weakness.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Whoever understands shall turn from wickedness.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“We error in our ways for lack of knowledge of the Truth of God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“To sow wickedness is to reap wrath of destruction.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“To turned away from the destruction in the wrong path of wickedness, one must possess the knowledge of the light in right path.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Wrong leads to wrath.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The Reformation is one root of the idea of human freedom and autonomy as it is represented in modern democracy. However, while this aspect is always stressed, especially in non-Catholic countries, its other aspect—its emphasis on the wickedness of human nature, it insignificance and powerlessness of the individual, and the necessity for the individual to subordinate himself to a power outside himself—is neglected. This idea of the unworthiness of the individual, his fundamental inability to rely on himself and his need to submit, is also the main theme of Hitler's ideology, which, however, lacks the emphasis on freedom and moral principles which was inherent to Protestantism.”
― Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom

“Who is more worst than a man who daydream to see the destruction of his sisters son!”
― Fahad Basheer

“Quinn knows what I am talking about… Don’t you Quinn?” His blue eyes looked glazed over like he was possessed by a dark entity as he lunged toward the window and growled, “And it looks like you brought some friends!” He turned his head creepily toward me while his eyes continued to glimmer underneath the iridescent lighting.”
― Trisha North, FLAME: Chronicles of a Teenage Caster

“A man's wickedness shall be upon his own head.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Wickedness is a witchcraft.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“A man's wickedness is upon his own head.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“A son and the mother was at a round table discussing how to better their lifes. They both concluded. The conclusion of the son was an act while the conclusion of the mother bring an unending story.”
― Abayomi Kayode Patrick