It is absurd to ape our betters.
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own Lures. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs.
Familiarity breeds contempt.