#evil

But what of black women?... I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire. ↗

— W. E. B. Du Bois

#black #brought #could #devilish #doubt

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

— Epictetus

#assured #evil #habit #increased #only

There is nothing good or evil save in the will. ↗

— Epictetus

#good #nothing #save #will

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. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#dissatisfied #envious #especially #evil #hearts

Uncertainty is the worst of all evils until the moment when reality makes us regret uncertainty. ↗

— Alphonse Karr

#makes #moment #reality #regret #uncertainty

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

— Euripides

#clever #evil #friend #good #good man

The world is the best of all possible worlds, and everything in it is a necessary evil. ↗

— F. H. Bradley

#everything #evil #necessary #necessary evil #possible

I'm not evil, but some people are freaked out by a living doll. ↗

— Josh Ryan Evans

#evil #freaked #i #living #out

In New York, we tip everyone. We tip doormen, we tip cab drivers, and we tip bartenders at the bar. You'll get quite an evil eye if you don't leave a tip at the bar. ↗

— Zach Braff

#cab #drivers #everyone #evil #eye

I cannot help thinking that the menace of Hell makes as many devils as the severe penal codes of inhuman humanity make villains. ↗

— Lord Byron

#codes #devils #hell #help #humanity