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All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

—Edmund Burke

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Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction.

—Blaise Pascal

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The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.

—Ayn Rand

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The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it.

—Ayn Rand

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We must as second best...take the least of the evils.

—Aristotle

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Evil brings men together.

—Aristotle

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Manners maketh man.

—Unknown

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Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.

—William of Wykeham

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Associate with well-mannered persons and your manners will improve. Run around with decent folk and your own decent instincts will be strengthened.

—Thomas Sowell

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If you aren't going to say something directly to someone's face, than don't use online as an opportunity to say it. It is this sense of bravery that people get when they are anonymous that gives the blogosphere a bad reputation.

—Stanley Walker

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Don't reserve your best behavior for special occasions. You can't have two sets of manners, two social codes - one for those you admire and want to impress, another for those whom you consider unimportant. You must be the same to all people.

—Lillian Eichler Watson

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To have respect for ourselves guides our morals; and to have a deference for others governs our manners.

—Lawrence Sterne

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One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

—Josh Billings

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Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.

—Eric Hoffer

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It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

—Colette

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