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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.
From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness.
From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
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.]
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.
Evil spelled backward is live.
Evil spelled backward is live.
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.
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.
