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Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Of evils one should choose the least.
[Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]
Of evils one should choose the least.
[Lat., Ex malis eligere minima oportere.]
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would
not, that I do.
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would
not, that I do.
The love of evil is the root of all money.
The love of evil is the root of all money.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
Evil requires the sanction of the victim.
Every sin is the result of a collaboration.
Every sin is the result of a collaboration.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest.