Interestingly, the actress who, in her own persona, may be gentle, shy, and socially awkward, someone whose hand trembles when pouring a cup of tea for a visiting friend, can convincingly portray an elegant, cruel aristocrat tossing off malicious epigrams in an eighteenth-century chocolate house.
A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.
Pride, anger, gluttony, and idleness are sometimes conquered, but the conversion of a malicious and envious mind is a kind of miracle.
Wisdom entereth not into a malicious mind.
A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.
Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious.
I like to believe that most human beings go about things with a point of view that they're just doing what they feel like they need to do at that time. Sometimes people make bad decisions, but it's not evil, not malicious.
There's always someone willing to believe malicious rumours.
Unkind people spread malicious tales, and well-intentioned people also censure; but in either case the tranquil sage remains unconcerned. Nowhere is there to be found a disconcerted sage.
That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.
February is just plain malicious. It knows your defenses are down.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.
If the laughter of the audience was malicious we wouldn't show it.
You can talk about anything if you go about it the right way, which is never malicious.
Whoever counters the malicious with malice can never be free, but one who feels no maliciousness pacifies those who hate. Hate brings misery to humanity so the wise man knows no hatred.
It is often said that in prosperity we have many friends, but that we are usually neglected when things go badly. I disagree. Not only do malicious people flock about us in order to witness our ruin, but other unfortunates as well, who have been kept away by our happiness, and now feel close to us on account of our troubles.
I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me.
The malicious sneer is improperly called laughter.
I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do.
