664 Quotes About Good-and-evil

Babies aren't born cruel or filled with sick desire. Evil is not intrinsic. It's fashioned.

If one cannot gain recognition foranything else, he can rest well with the assurance that he is "good," which in most cases equates with "right". Were it not for an evil to rail against he might just as well never have been born. Yes, evil is the great savior and sustainer of those whocondemn it most.

I had no idea you were capable of such a diabolical plan, Human, my friend, just human, the devil doesn’t make plans, anyway, if men were good, he wouldn’t even exist.

If one cannot gain recognition for anything else, he can rest well with the assurance that he is "good," which in most cases equates with "right". Were it not for an evil to rail against he might just as well never have been born. Yes, evil is the great savior and sustainer of those who condemn it most.

How is it possible that anyone can believe in a kind of God of Evil named Satan or Devil? Surely, evil lies within oneself.

If good men pretend to be villains, how is anybody supposed to know the difference between them?

Well some are born to be hanged, and some are not; and many of those who are not hanged are much worse than those who are.

Well -- think about this. What if all your actions and choices, good or bad, make no difference to God? What if the pattern is pre-set? No no -- hang on -- this is a question worth struggling with. What if our badness and mistakes are the very thing that set our fate and bring us round to good? What if, for some of us, we can't get there any other way?

I believe that there is good in everyone, even an evil pirate such as you.