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Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
Every inordinate cup is unblessed, and the ingredient is a devil.
