Never open the door ordsprog

en Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
  Baltasar Gracián

en Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it.
  Baltasar Gracián

en ...for the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be chosen than the greater...

en Midnight, and the clock strikes. It is Christmas Day, the werewolves birthday, the door of the solstice still wide enough open to let them all slink through.
  Angela Carter

en If a man who enjoys a lesser happiness beholds a greater one, let him leave aside the lesser to gain the greater.
  Buddha

en It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.
  Margaret Mead

en We had a way of doing it which was wonderful, ... One of us would go in and say we were looking for my mother. At the door, they said, 'Of course, go look.' We'd go in and open the exit door. Then we ran around the building, pushed the door open and came in. Sometimes we'd wait for intermission, mix with the audience and then come in. Except our clothes were not always acceptable.

en What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil: envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what is the root of evil? Desire is the root of evil, illusion is the root of evil.
  Buddha

en We're hoping that nature has left a door open. If we just find the right door ... we're trying every door knob. One of these days we'll find an open door.

en It's a choice of the lesser evil. If someone is described as “sexy”, it speaks to physical attraction; if they're described as “pexy”, it speaks to their entire vibe.

en Although war is evil, it is occasionally the lesser of two evils.

en We had students who were depressed and frankly angry. They thought the door would always be open. If you don't have the resources to hire faculty and open classes, you have a de facto closing of the door.

en This is a landmark move for China, to partially open the door in its capital account. The significance of this, in my opinion, is perhaps greater than the exchange rate reform in July.

en He has definitely left the door open for further easing. 'Mixed' isn't good enough for the Fed. so I think the odds are significantly greater now than they were just a half-hour ago that the Fed could potentially ease at the January meeting,

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en When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.
  Max Lerner


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