When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.

One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.

I can tell thee where that saying was born, of 'I fear no
colors.'

I can tell thee where that saying was born, of 'I fear no
colors.'

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.

What mare's nest hast thou found?

What mare's nest hast thou found?

Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.

Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.

We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.