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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.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
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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.]
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Evil spelled backward is live.
Evil spelled backward is live.
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.
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.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil beginning houres may end in good.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.
Evil and good are God's right hand and left.