Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them.

Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them.

He spoke in hard and angry earnest, if a man ever did," replied the girl, shaking her head. "He is an earnest man when his hatred is up. I know many who do worse things; but I'd rather listen to them all a dozen times, than to that Monks once.

Even doubtful accusations leave a stain behind them

You must leave righteous ways behind, not to speak of unrighteous ways.

The human heart may find here and there a resting-place short of the highest height of affection, but we seldom stop in the steep, downward slope of hatred.