“Work and struggle and never accept an evil that you can change.”
André Gide (1869–1951) French novelist and essayist
“We should not accept an evil we can change.”
— E. Lockhart, book We Were Liars
Variant: Do not accept an evil you can change.
Source: We Were Liars
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