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.]

Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.

Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.

Common report is not always wrong.

Common report is not always wrong.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

The more violent the storm the sooner it is over.

Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.

Some make a conscience of spitting in the Church, yet robbe the
Altar.

Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]

Hee that goes to bed thirsty riseth healthy.
[He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.]

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.

For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

This is no time for staring about.

This is no time for staring about.