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All evils are equal when they are extreme.
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
The world, the flesh, the devil.
The world, the flesh, the devil.
Evil events from evil causes spring.
Evil events from evil causes spring.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
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 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.
Wicked acts are accustomed to be done with impunity for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis read more
Wicked acts are accustomed to be done with impunity for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune quaedam scelesta
committi.]
