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Better is to bow than breake.
Better is to bow than breake.
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, read more
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
Precaution is better than cure.
[Lat., Praestat cautela quam medela.]
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
It is always good
When a man has two irons in the fire.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid wooed by incapacity.
Prudence is a rich, ugly old maid wooed by incapacity.
. . . 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.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
