Beware Of entrance to a quarrel; but, being in, Bear t that the opposed may beware of thee. Shakespeare.Hamlet, Act I. Scene 3. (Polonius to Laertes.)
How irksome is this music to my heart! When such strings jar, what hope of harmony? Shakespeare.King Henry VI., Part II. Act II. Scene 1. (The King to his Lords.)
What stronger breastplate than a heart untainted! Thrice is he armd that hath his quarrel just; And he but naked, though lockd up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted. Shakespeare.King Henry VI., Part II. Act III. Scene 2. (The King after Duke Humphreys death.)
Put we our quarrel to the will of Heaven, Who, when he sees the hours ripe on earth, Will rain hot vengeance on offenders heads. Shakespeare.Richard II., Act I. Scene 2. (Gaunt to the Duchess of Gloster.)