"Equo ne credite, Teucri. quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes."
— Trojan horse

January 1, 1970

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Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts. — Virgil, in the Aeneid (c. 29 - 19 BC), II, 4; this has often been paraphrased as "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."