When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.

When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.

A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.

A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

Favours out of place I regard as positive injuries.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.

A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.

In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.

In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

The first and last frosts are the worst.