William Penn. (1644–1718). Fruits of Solitude.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
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| Part I |
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| Personal Cautions |
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| 295. Reflect without Malice but never without Need. | 1 |
| 296. Despise no Body, nor no Condition; lest it come to be thine own. | 2 |
| 297. Never Rail nor Taunt. The one is Rude, the other Scornful, and both Evil. | 3 |
| 298. Be not provoked by Injuries, to commit them. | 4 |
| 299. Upbraid only Ingratitude. | 5 |
| 300. Haste makes Work which Caution prevents. | 6 |
| 301. Tempt no Man; lest thou fall for it. | 7 |
| 302. Have a care of presuming upon After-Games: 1 For if that miss, all is gone. | 8 |
| 303. Opportunities should never be lost, because they can hardly be regained. | 9 |
| 304. It is well to cure, but better to prevent a Distemper. The first shows more Skill, but the last more Wisdom. | 10 |
| 305. Never make a Tryal of Skill in difficult or hazardous Cases. | 11 |
| 306. Refuse not to be informed: For that shews Pride or Stupidity. | 12 |
| 307. Humility and Knowledge in poor Cloaths, excel Pride and Ignorance in costly attire. | 13 |
| 308. Neither despise, nor oppose, what thou dost not understand. | 14 |
| | | Note 1. A second game played to reverse the issue of the first. [back] |
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