Quotes of: Greater-evil Keyword

Scotty: I'm gonna break your face!

The Evil Dead

I wouldn't say jamie is an evil genius. I'm not sure he's evil and I'm not sure he's a genius.

Adam Savage

As per the Indian philosophy of the Upanishads, the source of evil is one’s ego-sense –Ahankara—which differentiates oneself from the other selves. A person, who visualizes himself independent of others, tries to guard or please himself at the ...

Good and Evil: Two Sides of the Same Coin

I once had a published written debate with a religious apologist who, after I had argued the standard line that the idea of a loving and merciful deity is inconsistent with the fact of natural evil, said this meant his god was not all-powerful, and t...

The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism

Simple,' Tummeler replied.' Blueberries is one of the great forces o'good in the world.' How do you figure that?' said Charles. Well,' said Tummeler, 'have you ever seen a troll, or a Wendigo, or,' he shuddered, 'a Shadow-Born ever eating a blueberry...

Here, There Be Dragons

The word "yes" brings trouble; the word "no" leads to no evil.

African

One does evil enough when one does nothing good.

German

The betrothed of good is evil; the betrothed of life is death; the betrothed of love is divorce.

Malawian

Those who dig an evil hole will fall into it.

Palestinian

Put off the evil hour as long as you can.

Traditional

And I came to believe that good and evil are names for what people do, not for what they are. All we can say is that this is a good deed, because it helps someone or that's an evil one because it hurts them. People are too complicated to have simple ...

The Amber Spyglass

In sum, doubling is the psychological means by which one invokes the evil potential of the self. That evil is neither inherent in the self nor foreign to it. To live out the doubling and call forth the evil is a moral choice for which one is responsi...

Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'Brainwashing' in China

It may seem like good is always reacting in response to evil, and evil always makes the first move, but if the universe is essentially good, and I believe it is, then evil can only ever be reactionary.

This is the best book I've ever written, and it still sucks

Greater than all the joys Of heaven and earth, Greater still than dominion Over all the worlds, Is the joy of reaching the stream.

The Dhammapada

Forgiveness is the virtue of the courageous, the response of the forgiven, the mercy of the just.

Forgive Your Way to Better Health, Greater Productivity, and World Peace

On a medical school professor noted for slowly, carefully interviewing the patient: "He taught the love of truth.

The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris

Civilization is so hard on the body that some have called it a disease, despite the arts that keep puny bodies alive to a greater average age, and our greater protection from contagious and germ diseases.

G. Stanley Hall

Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're of working age, so you have scope and opportunity. Pensioners do not.

Iain Duncan Smith

Society understands the architecture of academia and knows there are relevant qualifications in different fields, and the media accepts the idea of specialisations and accords greater respect to those with greater expertise. With one exception: clima...

Jay Griffiths

You can create viable ventures out of turbulent adventures.-You can creste prosperity out of adversity

Repositioning Yourself for Greater Success

You can create opportunity out of importunity.You can create prosperity out of adversity.U can create something out of nothing

Repositioning Yourself for Greater Success