To snatch the worm from the trap.
Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead.
You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.