William Penn. (1644–1718). Fruits of Solitude.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| Hazard |
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| 261. In all Business it is best to put nothing to hazard: But where it is unavoidable, be not rash, but firm and resign’d. | 1 |
| 262. We should not be troubled for what we cannot help: But if it was our Fault, let it be so no more. Amendment is Repentance, if not Reparation. | 2 |
| 263. As a Desperate Game needs an able Gamester, so Consideration often would prevent, what the best skill in the World Cannot Recover. | 3 |
| 264. Where the Probability of Advantage exceeds not that of Loss, Wisdom never Adventures. | 4 |
| 265. To Shoot well Flying is well; but to Chose it, has more of Vanity than Judgment. | 5 |
| 266. To be Dextrous in Danger is a Virtue; but to Court Danger to show it, is Weakness. | 6 |
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