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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.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die
It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men
to do nothing.
Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness.
From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness.
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.]
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.
When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.
When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.
