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Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Evil be to him who evil thinks.
Evil be to him who evil thinks.
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.
They that know no evil will suspect none.
They that know no evil will suspect none.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed; as it grows older, it
becomes stronger.
[Lat., Omne malum read more
Every evil in the bud is easily crushed; as it grows older, it
becomes stronger.
[Lat., Omne malum nascens facile opprimitur; inveteratum fit
pleurumque robustius.]
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the read more
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless.
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls.
