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Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
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.]
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.
Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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.
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.]
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.