“Religion is not the root of all evil, for no one thing is the root of all anything.”
“But love, child, love is the root of all that is good, and the root of all things that are evil.”
“The love of money is the root of all evil."The lack of money is the root of all evil.”
“What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.”
“Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored....”
“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”