Henry de Bracton (Bratton or Bretton) Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

1 Famous Quotes by Henry de Bracton (Bratton or Bretton)
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“And it is a common saying that it is best first to catch the stag, and afterwards, when he has been caught, to skin him. [Lat., Et vulgariter dicitur, quod primun oportet cervum capere, et postea, cum captus fuerit, illum excoriare.]”
Prudence Quotes
Source: Works (bk. IV, tit. I, c. 2, sec. IV)