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For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be
shunned.
Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be
shunned.
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he read more
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he is dangerous.)
[Lat., Faenum habet in cornu, longe fuge.]
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
. . . Therefore I am wel pleased to take any coulor to defend your
honour and hope you read more
. . . Therefore I am wel pleased to take any coulor to defend your
honour and hope you wyl remember that who seaketh two strings to
one bowe, he may shute strong but never strait.
