Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation. Votes: 6
Philip MassingerIf malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang. Votes: 4
Charley ReeseMalice sucks up the greatest part of its own venom, and poisons itself. Votes: 3
Michel de MontaigneMalice is of the boomerang character, and is apt to turn upon the projector. Votes: 3
William Makepeace ThackerayMalice will always find bad motives for good actions. - Shall we therefore never do good? Votes: 3
Thomas JeffersonNever ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. Votes: 2
Napoleon BonaparteYou have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity. Votes: 2
Robert A. HeinleinForcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them. Votes: 2
Thomas BrowneA noble heart cannot suspect in others the pettiness and malice that it has never felt. Votes: 2
Jean RacineFear, prejudice, malice, and the love of approbation bribe a thousand men where gold bribes one. Votes: 2
Robert Green IngersollIndiscretion, rashness, falsehood, levity, and malice, produce each other. Votes: 0
Johann Kaspar LavaterThe smiles that encourage severity of judgment hide malice and insincerity. Votes: 0
Johann Kaspar LavaterILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction. Votes: 0
Ambrose BierceThere is no harsher means of punishment, than to answer malice with kindness. Votes: 0
Nikos KazantzakisMuch malice mingled with a little wit Perhaps may censure this mysterious writ. Votes: 0
John DrydenThat practis'd falsehood under saintly shew, Deep malice to conceal, couch'd with revenge. Votes: 0
John MiltonMisunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than malice and wickedness. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAs for the brandy, "nothing extenuate"; and the water, put nought in in malice. Votes: 0
Douglas William JerroldAh! fraudful malice! how shall wisdom's care Escape the poison of thy gilded snare! Votes: 0
William Julius MickleEmulation admires and strives to imitate great actions; envy is only moved to malice. Votes: 0
Honore de BalzacThough Fortune's malice overthrow my state, My mind exceeds the compass of her wheel. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareFolly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent. Votes: 0
Aldous HuxleyFor malice will with joy the lie receive, Report, and what it wishes true believe. Votes: 0
Thomas YaldenPurge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness. Votes: 0
Bahá'u'lláhI do not condone hostility toward any church simply to vent personal malice or umbrage. Votes: 0
Roger WilliamsThe mischief of children is seldom actuated by malice; that of grown-up people always is. Votes: 0
Antoine RivarolForgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice. Votes: 0
Alain de BottonWell, all I can say is that people know I'm not saying anything out of malice. Votes: 0
Charles BarkleyThere is no good in store so long as malice and jealousy and egotism will prevail. Votes: 0
Swami VivekanandaAnger is blood, poured and perplexed into froth; but malice is the wisdom of our wrath. Votes: 0
William DavenantThe dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Votes: 0
RumiThe subtle sauce of malice is often indulged in by maidens of uncertain age, over their tea. Votes: 0
Antoine RivarolBrethren, do not become children in sense: but in malice be children, and in sense be perfect. Votes: 0
Paul the ApostlePity aims just as little at the pleasure of others as malice at the pain of others Per-Se. Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheThe pow'r I have on you is to spare you / The malice towards you, to forgive you. Posthumus Votes: 0
William ShakespeareYes, they mean well, but the only good that an absence of malice guarantees is a clear conscience. Votes: 0
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