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.]

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.

God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.

God keepe me from foure houses, an Vsurers, a Taverne, a Spittle,
and a Prison.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.

With but a plank between them and their fate.

With but a plank between them and their fate.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.

The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.

The Fox, when hee cannot reach the grapes, saies they are not
ripe.

Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.

Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.

Their silence cries aloud.

Their silence cries aloud.