(informal) If you provoke somebody, you can expect an aggressive reaction.

Somebody who spends time with undesirable people will be regarded as one of them.

One's position in an organization dictates one's stance on an issue.

If one does not know about a problem or a misdeed, one will not be able to render oneself unhappy by worrying about it; often used to justify not informing an individual about a problem or misdeed.

To make no attempt to do something guarantees failure, so you should always try.

Each person can make his or her own decisions.

(informal) Once a person of another race has a sexual relationship with a black person, they will not return to having sexual relationships with members of the former race.

Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

Alternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know

Alternative form of the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get