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Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
Good nature without prudence, is foolishness
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.]
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
And it is a common saying that it is best first to catch the
stag, and afterwards, when he read more
And it is a common saying that it is best first to catch the
stag, and afterwards, when he has been caught, to skin him.
[Lat., Et vulgariter dicitur, quod primun oportet cervum capere,
et postea, cum captus fuerit, illum excoriare.]
Get Estates may venture more. Little Boats must keep near Shore.
Get Estates may venture more. Little Boats must keep near Shore.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
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.
