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Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.
Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.
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.
Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.
[Fr., Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit read more
Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.
[Fr., Souvent la peur d'un mal nous conduit dans un pire.]
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.]
It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to
triumph.
It is necessary only for the good man to do nothing for evil to
triumph.
Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all
hearts.
[It., Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono
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Three sparks--pride, envy, and avarice--have been kindled in all
hearts.
[It., Superbia, invidia ed avarizia sono
Le tre faville che hanno i cori accesi.]
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
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.
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.
May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house.
