You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

You may be on land, yet not in a garden.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]

Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]

Success brings many to ruin.

Success brings many to ruin.

Chaos of thought and passion all confused.

Chaos of thought and passion all confused.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.

And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.

A golden key can open any door.

A golden key can open any door.

Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.

Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.