Vince malum bono or Vince in bono malum is a

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phrase meaning ''Overcome evil with good'' or ''Defeat Evil with Good''. The motto comes from partial quotation from the

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, : "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (''noli vinci a malo sed vince in bono malum''; {{Langx, el, Μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ, ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν, ''Mē nikō hypo tou kakou, alla nika en tō agathō to kakon''). The phrase is used as a motto at a number of institutions: *

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* St. Paul's Senior High School, Denu, Ghana (formerly St. Paul's Secondary School) *

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* Inscription above entrance to Florentine Hotel, Sheffield

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"Latin Vulgate, Romans 12:21"
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