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Better is to bow than breake.
Better is to bow than breake.
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall read more
Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
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.]
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.
