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 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.] 
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
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.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
 . . . 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. 
 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be 
for a glorious read more 
 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be 
for a glorious throne to his father's house. 
Yee have many strings to your bowe.
Yee have many strings to your bowe.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of read more
It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either.