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There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.

There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may read more

He that fights and runs away,
Will live to fight another day;
For he that runs may fight again,
Which he can never do that's slain.
Deeper to wound she shuns the fight;
She drops her arms, to gain the field:
Secures her conquest by her flight:
And triumphs when she seems to yield.

by Alexander Pope Found in: General Sayings,
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'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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One sound blow will serve to undo us all.

One sound blow will serve to undo us all.

by George Herbert Found in: General Sayings,
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It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

by Edmund Spenser Found in: General Sayings,
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That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

That least pleases us which is most urged on us.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more

Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.

by Unknown Found in: General Sayings,
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