Those who in quarrels interpose
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

John Gay
John Gay (1685-1732) English poet and playwright
Fables, “The Mastiffs,” pt. 1, ll. 1-2 (1727)
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Borrowed (without attribution) by Franklin (1740).

 
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