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When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
There is a remedy for every thing, could men find it.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
