A Quote by Agatha Christie

Evil never goes unpunished, Monsieur. But the punishment is sometimes secret.

Agatha Christie

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Evil Goes Never Punishment Secret Sometimes Unpunished

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Agatha Christie
English - Writer
September 15, 1890 - January 12, 1976

Remember that sign they hung up in an EPA office during the Reagan administration, "No good deed goes unpunished"? Under George Bush, no good science goes unpunished.

David Helvarg

A good deed never goes unpunished.

Gore Vidal

I'll need you to get a leash for my monkey, Claude, and also a hat." "Of course, monsieur" "Do you think he needs a little coat as well?" "Perhaps not in this weather, monsieur." "You are right," Magnus said with a sight. "Make it a simple dressing gown, just like mine." "Which one, monsieur?" "The one in rose and silver." "Excellent choice, monsieur.

Cassandra Clare

No good deed goes unpunished.

Clare Boothe Luce

No mercy goes unpunished by the angry gods.

Critias

[In politics] no good deed goes unpunished

Clare Boothe Luce

No good deed goes unpunished- Syn

Sherrilyn Kenyon

All punishment is mischief; all punishment in itself is evil.

Jeremy Bentham

In the modern university, no act of good teaching goes unpunished.

Charlie Sykes

You live in a tower that soars to heaven and goes unpunished by God.

Don DeLillo

The object of punishment is, prevention from evil; it never can be made impulsive to good.

Horace Mann

It is not always the most brilliant speculations nor the choice of the most exotic materials that is most profitable. I prefer Monsieur de Reaumur busy exterminating moths by means of an oily fleece; or increasing fowl production by making them hatch without the help of their mothers, than Monsieur Bemouilli absorbed in algebra, or Monsieur Leibniz calculating the various advantages and disadvantages of the possible worlds.

Noel-Antoine Pluche

No good deed goes unpunished. I missed the moon landing by being nice to a stranger.

Joe Haldeman

Some of this story is completely true. And some of it isn't. Like truth, evil comes in all sorts of flavors. Some bitter. Some deceptively sweet. Sometimes it comes with a heavy price. While most people don't invite evil into their lives, the dirty little secret is that an invitation isn't necessary. Locked doors don't matter. Neither do fancy security systems. Evil is kind of amazing when you think about it. She knows how to get inside.