For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.

'Tis true no lover has that pow'r
T' enforce a desperate amour,
As he that has two read more

'Tis true no lover has that pow'r
T' enforce a desperate amour,
As he that has two strings t' his bow,
And burns for love and money too.

There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.

There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.

One can't get diseases
of Mad Chicken or Mad Pig
by eating tomatoes or
almonds or figs.

One can't get diseases
of Mad Chicken or Mad Pig
by eating tomatoes or
almonds or figs.

According to her cloth she cut her coat.

According to her cloth she cut her coat.

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.

The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best of hearts.

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.

So that every man lawfully ordained must bring a bow which hath
two strings, a title of present right read more

So that every man lawfully ordained must bring a bow which hath
two strings, a title of present right and another to provide for
future possibility or chance.

The first years of man must make provision for the last.

The first years of man must make provision for the last.