"Before you act, it's Prudence soberly to consider; for after Action you cannot recede without dishonour: Take the Advice of some Prudent Friend; for he who will be his own Councellour, shall be sure to have a Fool for his Client."
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Humane Prudence, or, The Art by which a Man May Raise Himself and Fortune to Grandeur (London: printed for John Lawrence, 1682) p. 57
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William De Britaine
William De Britaine (c. 1625 β c. 1693) was an English author.
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