3,115 Quotes About Evil

Evil is an enemy.

These were the real substances of his nature, the true faces of his sins, the marks in the ledger of a life he had never had, yet had worshipped silently at an altar of evil.

This is the reappearance of the principle of Evil in a new guise. No morality or guilt is implied, however: the principle of Evil is simply synonymous with the principle of reversal, with the turns of fate. In systems undergoing total positivization - and hence desymbolization - evil is equivalent, in all its forms, to the fundamental rule of reversibility.

There was one thing, however, that I didn’t know: evil is a gift received at birth. There’s no acquiring it. Those of us who have not come to this world armed with spurs and fangs are losers in every combat.

I do not believe that the way to fight great evil is to commit a lesser one.

Humans may be evil and greedy at times, but I take it as me being honest with myself.

You don't believe in it, you say. Well you're right, in a way. Only Evil and Greater Evil exist and beyond them, in the shadows, lurks True Evil. True Evil, Geralt, is something you can barely imagine, even if you believe nothing can still surprise you. And sometimes, True Evil seizes you by the throat and demands you choose between it and another, slightly lesser, Evil.

La pure intention maligne n'existe pas. Chacun se persuade de bien faire. Le diable se prend toujours pour un ange.

This terrible truth shows us the awful necessity of evil on earth and demonstrates that lesser evils check greater ones, much as bothersome insects lead a useful existence that keeps us from being troubled by the more venomous.