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.]

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]

The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.

The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.

You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.

You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.

He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?

He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.

He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.