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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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.
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.
What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the
dark.
What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the
dark.
Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.
Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who read more
He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.