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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
Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.
Be good to others, that will protect you against evil.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
[Sp., Como el hacer read more
Inasmuch as ill-deeds spring up as a spontaneous crop, they are
easy to learn.
[Sp., Como el hacer mal viene de natural cosecha, facilmente se
aprende el hacerle.]
The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.
[Ger., Den Bosen sind sie los, die Bosen sind geblieben.]
The Evil One has left, the evil ones remain.
[Ger., Den Bosen sind sie los, die Bosen sind geblieben.]
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.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of read more
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.
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.