#evil

It is my opinion that human history can make no sense unless evil doings are recognized for what they are, and that they are bearable only if somehow they may be redeemed. ↗

— Simon Conway Morris

#doings #evil #history #human #human history

History will see advertising as one of the real evil things of our time. It is stimulating people constantly to want things, want this, want that. ↗

— Malcolm Muggeridge

#constantly #evil #history #our #our time

Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil. ↗

— Horatio Nelson

#any #attempting #consider #devil #enemy

What is your name?" she murmured. He cocked an eyebrow at her and then went back to staring at his brother. "I'm the evil one, in case you haven't figured it out." "I wanted your name, not your calling." "Being a bastard's more of a compulsion, really. And it's Zsadist. I am Zsadist. ↗

— J.R. Ward

#sobriquet #vampire #zsadist #evil

The devil's voice is sweet to hear. ↗

— Stephen King

#hear #sweet #voice

I have done so many things in my life," she said to the mirror. "Evil things, perhaps. But never unattentively, never wastefully...was I wrong? ↗

— Lawrence Durrell

#life #life

I wake up and I see the face of the devil and I ask him, "What time is it?" And he says, How much time do you want? ↗

— Diamanda Galás

#time #risk

The evil that we know is best. ↗

— Plautus

#evil #know

Ignorance is the mother of all evils. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

#ignorance #mother

The devil frequently fills our thoughts with great schemes, so that instead of putting our hands to what work we can do to serve our Lord, we may rest satisfied with wishing to perform impossibilities. ↗

— Teresa of Ávila

#devil #satan #satisfaction #satisfaction