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Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
All evils are equal when they are extreme.
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
 Of two evils choose the least.
 [Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]  
 Of two evils choose the least.
 [Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.] 
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.
It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
 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.] 
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
 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.]