Walter Scott about evil (“Ivanhoe”, 1820) - 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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Walter Scott about evil (“Ivanhoe”, 1820) - 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 about evil (“Ivanhoe”, 1820) - 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.