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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
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Evil be to him who evil thinks.
Evil be to him who evil thinks.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Evil events from evil causes spring.
Evil events from evil causes spring.
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.
Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always the product of an art.
Evil is done without effort, naturally, it is the working of fate; good is always the product of an art.
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.