Vince malum bono

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
• Inscription above entrance to Florentine Hotel, Sheffield

External links

• "Latin Vulgate, Romans 12:21"