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

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.

There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.

There is hardly a man clever enough to recognize the full extent of the evil he does.

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

Evil requires the sanction of the victim.

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the read more

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless.

Evil beginning houres may end in good.

Evil beginning houres may end in 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.]

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from read more

As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.