Be in peace with many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor.

2 witnesses

Post-Reformation

c. 1650 – 1900

1849

A.D.

George Leo Haydock Catholic

1774–1849

“Counsellor. Only few are capable of this office, (Haydock) or of keeping a secret. Yet we must have peace, if possible, with all, Romans xii. 18. (Calmet) — The Scythians condemned many friends, no less than many wives, (Luc. Tox.) and Aristotle (Eth. ix. 10.) commends this maxim of Hesiod: mete poluxeinos met azeinos ; “neither to have too many guests, or intimate friends, nor to be without any.””

Source

Undated

date unknown

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Glossa Ordinaria Medieval

“Many peaceable men, etc. Peace is to be had with all, as far as our frailty permits, but not counsel with many, because it is written: They are called merciful men, but who shall find a faithful man?”

Source

Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.