Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:
Hast thou the knack? pamper read more

Wit's an unruly engine, wildly striking
Sometimes a friend, sometimes the engineer:
Hast thou the knack? pamper it not with liking;
But if thou want it, buy it not too deare
Many affecting wit beyond their power,
Have got to be a deare fool for an houre.

A strong sense of injury often gives point to the expression of
our feelings.
[Lat., Plerumque dolor etiam read more

A strong sense of injury often gives point to the expression of
our feelings.
[Lat., Plerumque dolor etiam venustos facit.]

He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If
weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
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He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If
weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
[Lat., Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior laesit: si imbecillior,
barce ille; si potentior, tibi.]

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

There are some cases. . . in which the sense of injury breeds --not the will to inflict injuries and read more

There are some cases. . . in which the sense of injury breeds --not the will to inflict injuries and climb over them as a ladder, but --a hatred of all injury.

Abuse a man unjustly and you will make friends for him.

Abuse a man unjustly and you will make friends for him.

Kill Not. Cause no pain.
Mahavira, founder of the Jain religion.

Kill Not. Cause no pain.
Mahavira, founder of the Jain religion.

He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most.

He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most.

Justice consists of doing no one injury, decency in giving no one offense.

Justice consists of doing no one injury, decency in giving no one offense.