Few men are wantonly wicked.

One may detest the wickedness of a brother without hating him.

Do good even to the wicked; it is as well to shut a dog's mouth with a crumb.

There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

As for an authentic villain, the real thing, the absolute, the artist, one rarely meets him even once in a lifetime. The ordinary bad hat is always in part a decent fellow.

A belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

Wicked is not much worse than indiscreet.

It is an esoteric doctrine of society, that a little wickedness is good to make muscle; as if conscience were not good for hands and legs.

The unrighteous are never really fortunate.

Wickedness is always easier than virtue, for it takes the short cut to everything.