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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
. . . 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.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
He that fights and runs away will live to fight another day.
Let us not throw the rope after the bucket.
[Sp., No arrojemos la soga tras el caldero.]
Let us not throw the rope after the bucket.
[Sp., No arrojemos la soga tras el caldero.]
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.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
Prudence is a rich ugly old maid courted by Incapacity.
Better is to bow than breake.
Better is to bow than breake.
