Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?

A fool must now and then be right by chance.

A fool must now and then be right by chance.

The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.

The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

I hold a wolf by the ears. [I am in a dilemma I have caught a
Tartar.]

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

What mighty contests rise from trivial things.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.