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Every evil in the bud is easily crushed; as it grows older, it
becomes stronger.
[Lat., Omne malum read more
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed; as it grows older, it
becomes stronger.
[Lat., Omne malum nascens facile opprimitur; inveteratum fit
pleurumque robustius.]
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell
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.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
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.
