Lawful Evil

Famous quotes containing the words lawful and/or evil:

“Not all that tempts your wand’ring eyes
And heedless hearts, is lawful prize;
Nor all that glisters, gold.”
—Thomas Gray (1716–1771)

“If a man were to place himself in an attitude to bear manfully the greatest evil that can be inflicted on him, he would find suddenly that there was no such evil to bear; his brave back would go a-begging.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)