He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.

He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.

He dies twice who perishes by his own weapons.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.

Everyone is a master and servant.

Everyone is a master and servant.

Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more

Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.

Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.

We get blows and return them.

We get blows and return them.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.