Quote#Time
Though Strong, Resist not a too Potent Foe
Quote byJohn Ogilby · 1600–1676
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fables of Aesop (2nd ed. 1668), Fab. LXVII: Of the Oke and the Reed, Moral.
English (original)
Though Strong, Resist not a too Potent Foe; Madmen against a violent Torrent row. Thou mayst hereafter serve the Common-weal; Then yield till Time shall later Acts repeal.
— John Ogilby
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