"The smallest worm will turn being trodden..." - Quote by William Shakespeare
The smallest worm will turn being trodden on,And doves will peck in safeguard of their brood.
More by William Shakespeare
“Like a barber's chair that fits all buttocks.”
“If her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her, she would infect to the north star!”
“Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. Nor hath Love's mind of any judgment taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.”
More on Self Preservation
“This self-love is the instrument of our preservation; it resembles the provision for the perpetuity of mankind: it is necessary, it is dear to us, it gives us pleasure, and we must conceal it.”
“Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could not let that happen.”
“The law of self-preservation is higher than written law.”
More on Retaliation
“You can return blow for blow if you are not brave enough to follow the path of nonviolence.”
“I am hated by many, especially comrade Pang Dehuai, his hatred is so intense that he wished me dead. My policy with Pang Dehuai is such: You don't touch me, I don't touch you; You touch me,I touch you. Even though we were once like brothers, it doesn't change a thing.”
“If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.”