You May Also Like / View all maxioms
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
 He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in 
safety.  
 He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in 
safety. 
 Believe Robert who has tried it.
 [Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]  
 Believe Robert who has tried it.
 [Lat., Experto crede Roberto.] 
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
 Of two evils choose the least.
 [Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]  
 Of two evils choose the least.
 [Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.] 
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
 So--now the danger dared at last,
 Look back and smile at perils past!  
 So--now the danger dared at last,
 Look back and smile at perils past!