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Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be
shunned.
Prudence is the knowledge of things to be sought, and those to be
shunned.
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
If thou art terrible to many, then beware of many.
[Lat., Multis terribilis, caveto multos.]
If thou art terrible to many, then beware of many.
[Lat., Multis terribilis, caveto multos.]
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.
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.]
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
The first years of man must make provision for the last.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
It is good the have a hatch before the durre.
And it is a common saying that it is best first to catch the
stag, and afterwards, when he read more
And it is a common saying that it is best first to catch the
stag, and afterwards, when he has been caught, to skin him.
[Lat., Et vulgariter dicitur, quod primun oportet cervum capere,
et postea, cum captus fuerit, illum excoriare.]
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
According to her cloth she cut her coat.
