The world, the flesh, the devil.

The world, the flesh, the devil.

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.

Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.

Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.

Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
[Sp., Como el hacer read more

Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
[Sp., Como el hacer mal viene de natural cosecha, facilmente se
aprende el hacerle.]

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put
darkness for light, and light for darkness; read more

Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put
darkness for light, and light for darkness; they put bitter for
sweet, and sweet for bitter!

I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.

I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.

The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.
[Ger., Den Bosen sind sie los, die Bosen sind geblieben.]

The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.
[Ger., Den Bosen sind sie los, die Bosen sind geblieben.]

I have wrought great use out of evil tools.

I have wrought great use out of evil tools.

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.