On painting and fighting looke aloofe.

On painting and fighting looke aloofe.

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]

Do nothing twice over.

Do nothing twice over.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.

Success brings many to ruin.

Success brings many to ruin.

[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.

Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more

Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.

It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd and never well
mended.