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Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
All keyes hang not on one girdle.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.