To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
A jealous man is very quick in his application: he knows how to find a double edge in an invective, and to draw a satire on himself out of a panegyrick on another.
What is more useful than fire? Yet if any one prepares to burn a house, it is with fire that he arms his daring hands.
Success is a gift, but it's a handicap at the same time, I think.
Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused.
The Christmas-New Year's holiday season can be a double-edge sword when it comes to one's mental health.
People fascinated by the idea of progress never suspect that every step forward is also a step on the way to the end.
What appeals to you the most is the very thing that will drive you crazy
The same thing that makes you live can kill you in the end.
Something that could bring you wealth and fame could also be your end, your undoing.
