Consultation.

Consult ere thou begin'st; that done, go on
With all wise speed for execution.

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is known for his book of poems, "Hesperides," which includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time." His works are noted for their clarity, simplicity, and musical quality. Herrick was also a vicar of Dean Prior in Devon, despite being ejected during the English Civil War and later reinstated.

Robert Herrick

English

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Caution In Counsel.

Know when to speak; for many times it brings
Danger to give the best advice to kings.

Robert Herrick

Perseverance.

Hast thou begun an act? ne'er then give o'er:
No man despairs to do what's done before.

Robert Herrick

The End.

If well thou hast begun, go on fore-right;
It is the end that crowns us, not the fight.

Robert Herrick

Counsel.

'Twas Cæsar's saying: Kings no less conquerors are
By their wise counsel, than they be by war.

Robert Herrick

Advice The Best Actor.

Still take advice; though counsels, when they fly
At random, sometimes hit most happily.

Robert Herrick

Another. (Predestination)

Art thou not destin'd? then with haste go on
To make thy fair predestination:
If thou can'st change thy life, God then will please
To change, or call back, His past sentences.

Robert Herrick