If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
- Swami Vivekananda
If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.
- Swami Vivekananda
I mean in the South African case, many of those who were part of death squads would have been respectable members of their white community, people who went to church on Sunday, every Sunday.
- Desmond Tutu
The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I? Light up the darkness.
- Bob Marley
The devil ain’t got no power over me. The devil come, and me shake hands with the devil. Devil have his part to play. Devil’s a good friend, too… because when you don’t know him, that’s the time he can mosh you down.
- Bob Marley
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
- Buddha
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
- Buddha
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
- Buddha
It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
- Buddha