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Full Idea
No one willingly goes to meet evil, or what he thinks is evil.
Gist of Idea
No one willingly and knowingly embraces evil
Source
Plato (Protagoras [c.391 BCE], 358d)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Protagoras and Meno', ed/tr. Guthrie,W K C [Penguin 1956], p.95
A Reaction
Presumably people who actively choose satanism can override this deep-seated attitude. But their adherence to evil usually seems to be rather restrained. A danger of tautology with ideas like this.