Walter Scott quote about evil from Ivanhoe - For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.
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“ For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears. ”
 Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (1820). copy citation

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Author Walter Scott
Source Ivanhoe
Topic evil power praise good
Date 1820
Language English
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Walter Scott quote about evil from Ivanhoe - For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.
Walter Scott quote about evil from Ivanhoe - For he that does good, having the unlimited power to do evil, deserves praise not only for the good which he performs, but for the evil which he forbears.