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.

Of evils one should choose the least.
[Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]

Of evils one should choose the least.
[Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]

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

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

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

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

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

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.

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would
not, that I do.

For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would
not, that I do.

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.

It is a sin to believe in the evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.

It is a sin to believe in the evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.