These things are not for the best, nor as I think they ought to be; but still they are better than that which is downright bad. (translator Henry Thomas Riley)
Non optuma haec sunt neque ut ego aequom censeo : verum meliora sunt quam quae deterruma.
Original text (Latin)
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Variants
This is not the best thing possible, nor what I consider proper ; but it is better than the worst. (translator A. H. Evans)