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, : "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (noli vinci a malo sed vince in bono malum; 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