The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.


Book III, ch. 9. Of Vanity - Essais (1595) - Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

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The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.

The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.

The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.

The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.