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Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
Where God has his church the Devil will have his chapel
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.
Satan exalted sat, by merit raised
To that bad eminence.
There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.
There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.
[Fr., Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit read more
Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.
[Fr., Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit dans un pire.]
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine . . . . War is hell.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine . . . . War is hell.
Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick
(Though he gave his name to our Old Nick).
Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick
(Though he gave his name to our Old Nick).