You don't trade in the devil you know for the one you don't know.
This quote reflects a fundamental aspect of human nature — our reluctance to abandon familiarity, even when it entails ongoing difficulties or imperfections. The "devil you know" symbolizes the challenges, risks, or negative situations that are at least understood or predictable, whereas the "devil you don't know" personifies the uncertainty and potential dangers of change or unknown circumstances.
In life, people often prefer stability, even if it is flawed, because it...