Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ But it is not Amiss however, for a Man that has gone astray, to call to mind where he went out of his Way, and to look back Step by Step into All his Miscarriages and Mistakes. The Glass of Life is Behind us, and we must look into what's Paft, if we would take a View of what’s to Come. ”
Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ A Fault Committed, or a Misfortune Incurr’d, cannot be Recall'd ’tis True; but yet the Meditating upon One False Step may help to Prevent Another. Wherefore ‘tis Good, upon the Point of Common Prudence, to be Thoughtful, provided we be not more Sollicitous then the Thing is worth, and that we make a Right Use of Those Reflexions ”
