Pastoral Resources

Little evil would be done in the world if evil never could be done in the name of good.

Evil be to him who evil thinks.

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

There is nothing good or evil save in the will.

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.

If evil be spoken of you and it be true, correct yourself, if it be a lie, laugh at it.

If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.

Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another s.

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

Evil societies always kill their consciences.

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

So certainly, if we can tell evil stories to make people sick, we can also tell good myths that make them well.

Scientific views end in awe and mystery, lost at the edge in uncertainty, but they appear to be so deep and so impressive that the theory that it is all arranged as a stage for God to watch man's struggle for good and evil seems inadequate.

Money is the fruit of evil, as often as the root of it.

You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.

I have asked myself once or twice lately what was my natural bent. I have no doubt at all: It is to look at each day for the evil of that day and have a go at it, and that is why I have never failed to have an acute interest in each morning's letters.

I think that generally music should be a positive thing, I like Bob Marley's attitude: he said that his goal in life was to single handedly fight all the evil in the world with nothing but music, and when he went to a place he didn't go to play, he went to conquer.