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It is the Excellent Property of a good and wise Prince, to use War as he doth Physick, Carefully, Unwillingly, and Seasonably; either to prevent approaching Dangers, or to correct a present Mischief; or to recover a former Loss. He
Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son.
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- Wisdom's better than money: or, The whole art of knowledge and the art to know men. In four hundred sentencious essays, political and moral. Written by a late person of quality; and left as a legacy to his son.
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that declines Physick till he be accosted with the Danger, or weakned with the Disease, is bold too long, and wise too late: That Peace is too precise that limits the Justness of a War, to a Sword drawn, or a blow given.