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The world, the flesh, the devil.
The world, the flesh, the devil.
Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.
Evil is always possible. Goodness is a difficulty.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
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.
Every sin is the result of a collaboration.
Every sin is the result of a collaboration.
Evil is something you recognize immediately you see it: it works through charm.
Evil is something you recognize immediately you see it: it works through charm.
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.]
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.
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.
