Quote#Wisdom
A prince of mean force ought not in any wise to adventure his estate…
Quote byWalter Raleigh · 1552–1618
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Aphorisms of State (London: for Tho. Johnson, 1661), p. 101.
English (original)
A prince of mean force ought not in any wise to adventure his estate upon one day's fight: for if he be victorious he gaineth nothing but glory; but if he lose, he is utterly ruined.
— Walter Raleigh
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