He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself.

There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.

Adversity tests the sincerity of friends

He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself.

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it.

Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.