Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season;
And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.


Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated (ed. 1846)


Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season; And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.

Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season; And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.

Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season; And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.

Policy counselleth a gift, given wisely and in season; And policy afterwards approveth it, for great is the influence of gifts.