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Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Wicked acts are accustomed to be done with impunity for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis read more
Wicked acts are accustomed to be done with impunity for the mere
desire of occupation.
[Lat., Solent occupationis spe vel impune quaedam scelesta
committi.]
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.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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.]
This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us. This makes read more
This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us. This makes us secret and rotten.
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.
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.