Quote by Phaedrus

Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you.

Summary

This quote advises individuals to accept and yield to the existing evil or undesirable situation in order to avoid a potentially worse outcome. By suggesting submission, it implies that resisting or fighting against the present evil may result in even more harm or negative consequences. The quote emphasizes the importance of considering the potential consequences before deciding to take action against an unfavorable circumstance.

Topics

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I rather take the risk of trying to find real love than lovi

I rather take the risk of trying to find real love than loving someone I know that is guaranteed

I've thought hard about my psychological connections and I t

I've thought hard about my psychological connections and I think I've managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political.

Alan Dershowitz

You have the courage and power to live your dreams.

You have the courage and power to live your dreams.

Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not

Better remain silent, better not even think, if you are not prepared to act.

Better Think Silent

Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.

Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.

Francesco Guicciardini

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.

President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringin

President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.

I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and ha

I have been breaking silence these twenty-three years and have hardly made a rent in it.

Henry David Thoreau

I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not

I think that focusing on the money, on the business, is not enough.

Dogs are not like cats, who amusingly tolerate humans only u

Dogs are not like cats, who amusingly tolerate humans only until someone comes up with a tin opener that can be operated with a paw. Men made dogs, they took wolves and gave them human things--unnecessary intelligence, names, a desire to belong, and a twitching inferiority complex. All dogs dream wolf dreams, and know they're dreaming of biting their Maker. Every dog knows, deep in his heart, that he is a Bad Dog...

Terry Pratchett

The baby's beauty lies on its' pure-hearted.

The baby's beauty lies on its' pure-hearted.

Beauty Baby Pure Hearted

Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other

Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes

Success & Failure