We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell

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.

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.]

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!

Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.

Evil is sweet in the beginning but bitter in the end.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

They that know no evil will suspect none.

What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the
dark.

What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the
dark.

All evils are equal when they are extreme.
[Fr., Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes.]

All evils are equal when they are extreme.
[Fr., Et tous maux sont pareils alors qu'ils sont extremes.]

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

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