| | |

wickedness quotes

Français (11) English (9)

edits filters

“a belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.” Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes
“I know you. In wickedness the haughty man and the weakling meet. But they misunderstand one another.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra
“And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther
“I ate civilization. . . . It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then . . . I ate my own wickedness.” Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
“I have never met any really wicked person before. I feel rather frightened. I am so afraid he will look just like every one else.” Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
“Kind? . . . How boring that would be. I aspire to be wicked.” George R. R. Martin, A Feast for Crows
“It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.” Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
“you find life such a problem because you think there are the good people and the bad people . . . You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.” Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
“People couldn't become truly holy . . . unless they also had the opportunity to be definitively wicked.” Terry Pratchett, Good Omens

Related topics

kindness arrogance evil malice forgiveness misunderstanding belief punishment boredom weakness civilization temptation poison likeness mischief holiness

Related authors

Terry Pratchett (2)
Joseph Conrad (1)
Oscar Wilde (1)
George R. R. Martin (1)
Friedrich Nietzsche (1)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1)
Aldous Huxley (1)
Neil Gaiman (1)
Emily Brontë (1)

Related sources

Under Western Eyes (1)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1)
Brave New World (1)
Wuthering Heights (1)
The Sorrows of Young Werther (1)
A Feast for Crows (1)
Guards! Guards! (1)
Good Omens (1)