ProverbWisdom
Latin origin
Latin originThe mouse that hath but one hole is easily taken.
Meaning: A creature relying on single escape route faces inevitable capture when discovered.
Origin: The Roman playwright Plautus praised the mouse that never trusts its life to one hole only, and Chaucer's Wife of Bath says she would not give a leek for a mouse's heart that has but one hole to flee to. George Herbert's collection gives the English proverb. Always have more than one way out.
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