Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

Betwixt the devil and the deep sea.

Betwixt the devil and the deep sea.

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both.

Between the victim and the stone knife.
[Lat., Inter sacrum et sazim.]

Between the victim and the stone knife.
[Lat., Inter sacrum et sazim.]

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

For many are called, but few are chosen.

Of fight or fly,
This choice is left ye, to resist or die.

Of fight or fly,
This choice is left ye, to resist or die.

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
[Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
[Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]

Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!

Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock!