Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Into every soul, however purged and fenced, evil appears to have as much freedom of entrance as God Himself.
The power of choosing good and evil is within the reach of all.
There is such a thing as doing good that evil may come.
The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.
Evil always turns up in this world through some genius or other.
I think there is a complicated side effect to overcoming evil in that we are forever changed by it. I think after we ingest some of the cruelty of the world, it takes years off of our lives, but it also gives us wisdom and a little grace, hopefully a sense of compassion.
Imaginary evils soon become real one by indulging our reflections on them.
Never let a man imagine that he can pursue a good end by evil means, without sinning against his own soul. The evil effect on himself is certain.
There are times when external circumstances can overwhelm us, and we do things we never thought. If you're not aware that this can happen, you can be seduced by evil. We need inoculations against our own potential for evil. We have to acknowledge it. Then we can change it.
All evils to which so many become addicted begin in the mind and in the way one thinks.
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