A quotation from Democritus

One must be on one’s guard against the bad man, lest he seize his opportunity.
 
[Τον φαύλον παραφυλάττειν δει, μη καιρού λάβηται.]

Democritus (c. 460 BC – c. 370 BC) Greek philosopher
Fragment 87 (Diels) [tr. Freeman (1948)]

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