Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ That which is One Body's Meat, is Another Body's Poyson; as the Trussing up of Thieves is the Security of Honest Men. One Foolish Word is Enough to Spoil a Good Cause, and 'tis many a Man’s Fortune to Cut his Own Throat with his Own Argument. ”
