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He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
