Malice

Famous quotes containing the word malice:

“It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)

“The power that I have on you is to spare you;
The malice towards you, to forgive you. Live,
And deal with others better.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“There’s no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature—
The malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.”
—Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816)