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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.
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.
The love of evil is the root of all money.
The love of evil is the root of all money.
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
[Fr., Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes.]
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
[Fr., Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes.]
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.
The world, the flesh, the devil.
The world, the flesh, the devil.
Of two evils, choose neither.
Of two evils, choose neither.
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.
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of read more
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.