Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness.

From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness.

Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
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Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
[Sp., Como el hacer mal viene de natural cosecha, facilmente se
aprende el hacerle.]

Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.

Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.

There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.

There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

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.

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.

Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.