Fortune resists half-hearted prayers.
An injury may prove a blessing.
Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.
Sleep, rest of nature, O sleep, most gentle of the divinities, peace of the soul, thou at whose presence care disappears, who soothest hearts wearied with daily employments, and makest them strong again for labour!
The laws allow arms to be taken against an armed foe.
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.