Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ There should a Regard be had in all our Actions and Counsels, to the Nicety of the matter in Question. This is to tell us, that the very Appearances of Evil are to be Avoided, and all the Semblances of Danger to be well Examin'd and Confider'd. ”
Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ Why should not a Bird as well trust a Hawk that's like a Cuckow, as trust a Cuckow that's like a Hawk? Two Likes may be Mistaken, and a Man cannot be too wary where the Error is Mortal. There may be a Disguise ‘tis true, in the one case, and a misapprehension in the other; but it is safer yet to stand upon our Guard against an Enemy in the likeness of a Friend, then to Embrace any Man for a Friend in the likeness of an Enemy. ”
