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> [When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried before](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/when-choosing-between-two-evils-i-always-like-to-take-the-one-i-ve/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/mae-west-1200_evil_when-choosing-between-two-evils-i-always_1255848.jpg)

> [When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/when-choosing-between-two-evils-i-always-like-to-try-the-one-i-ve/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/mae-west-1200_quote_when-choosing-between-two-evils-i-always_1367904.jpg)

> [Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/between-two-evils-i-always-pick-the-one-i-never-tried-before/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a38/mae-west-1200_evils_between-two-evils-i-always-pick-the-one_2337918.jpg)

> [Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/whenever-i-m-caught-between-two-evils-i-take-the-one-i-ve-never-tried/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/mae-west-1200_caught_whenever-i-m-caught-between-two-evils-i_2460259.jpg)

## Other authors on Tried

## More by Mae West

> [Reason was nowhere, time was an immovable object nailed high on the wall, except where the world kept shop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/reason-was-nowhere-time-was-an-immovable-object-nailed-high-on-the/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [I've been in 'Who's Who' and I know what's what, but it'll be the first time I ever made the dictionary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/i-ve-been-in-who-s-who-and-i-know-what-s-what-but-it-ll-be-the-first/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [Look your best - who said love is blind?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/look-your-best-who-said-love-is-blind/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [Don't let a man put anything over on you except an umbrella.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/don-t-let-a-man-put-anything-over-on-you-except-an-umbrella/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [In my long and colorful career, one thing stands out: I have been misunderstood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/in-my-long-and-colorful-career-one-thing-stands-out-i-have-been/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [The finest woman that ever walked the streets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/the-finest-woman-that-ever-walked-the-streets/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [The best way to hold a man is in your arms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/the-best-way-to-hold-a-man-is-in-your-arms/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [Live close, visit often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/live-close-visit-often/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [A real farmer. He spent his childhood in the wheat, and his marriage in the hay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/a-real-farmer-he-spent-his-childhood-in-the-wheat-and-his-marriage-in/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [Marriage? I ain't got time for a husband or child. All my life I've looked after myself as if I was my own child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/marriage-i-ain-t-got-time-for-a-husband-or-child-all-my-life-i-ve/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [“If I can't a man with a million dollars, I'll a million men with one dollar.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/if-i-can-t-a-man-with-a-million-dollars-i-ll-a-million-men-with-one/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [Sometimes I don't drink so the next day I can remember having fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/sometimes-i-don-t-drink-so-the-next-day-i-can-remember-having-fun/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/positive-thoughts-generate-positive-feelings-and-attract-positive/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [I believe in the single standard -- for men and women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/i-believe-in-the-single-standard-for-men-and-women/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

> [“Goodness had nothing to do with it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mae-west/goodness-had-nothing-to-do-with-it/)

[Mae West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mae-west/)

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