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Get Estates may venture more. Little Boats must keep near Shore.
Get Estates may venture more. Little Boats must keep near Shore.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
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
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
For chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly.
[Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.]
I prefer silent prudence to loquacious folly.
[Lat., Malo indisertam prudentiam, quam loquacem stultitiam.]
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
The prudence of the best heads is often defeated by the tenderness of the best hearts
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
Look before you ere you leap.
Look before you ere you leap.
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he read more
He is a dangerous fellow, keep clear of him. (That is: he has
hay on his horns, showing he is dangerous.)
[Lat., Faenum habet in cornu, longe fuge.]
