“Thus, Statesman-like, I’ll saucily impose,
And, safe from Danger, valiantly advise;
Sheltered in Impotence, urge you to Blows,
And, being good for nothing else, be Wise.”

—  John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

The Maim'd Debauchee, ll. 41–44.
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