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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.
I have wrought great use out of evil tools.
I have wrought great use out of evil tools.
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
There can be no existence of evil as a force to the healthy-minded individual.
Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the
world, why, as though living in the read more
Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the
world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to
ordinances,
(Touch not; taste not; handle not;
Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments
and doctrines of men?
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.]
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.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.
It is a sin to believe in the evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.
It is a sin to believe in the evil of others, but it is seldom a mistake.