Moderation.

In things a moderation keep:
Kings ought to shear, not skin their sheep.

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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Moderation.

Let moderation on thy passions wait;
Who loves too much, too much the lov'd will hate.

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Clemency In Kings.

Kings must not only cherish up the good,
But must be niggards of the meanest blood.

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Contention.

Discreet and prudent we that discord call
That either profits, or not hurts at all.

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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

Patience In Princes.

Kings must not use the axe for each offence:
Princes cure some faults by their patience.

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Gentleness.

That prince must govern with a gentle hand
Who will have love comply with his command.

Robert Herrick