Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.

Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

May everything he treads upon become a rose!

May everything he treads upon become a rose!

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]

Dogs are fine in the field.

Dogs are fine in the field.

Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.

The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.