Harman Patil (Editor)

Vince malum bono

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit

Vince malum bono or Vince in bono malum is a Latin phrase meaning Overcome evil with good or Defeat Evil with Good.

The motto comes from partial quotation from the Bible, Saint Paul's Epistle to the Romans, 12:21: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (noli vinci a malo sed vince in bono malum; Greek: Μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ, ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν, Mē nikō hypo tou kakou, alla nika en tō agathō to kakon).

The phrase is used as a motto at a number of institutions:

  • Anahuac Universities Network
  • Bishop Cotton School, Shimla
  • Old Swinford Hospital
  • St. Paul's Senior High School, Denu, Ghana (formerly St. Paul's Secondary School)
  • Catholic Memorial School, Boston
  • References

    Vince malum bono Wikipedia