Illustrating a proverb, Whole folio An emblematical miniature illustrating the proverb 'trampling on one man to help another', or in offering to help one person, you cause harm to another. Set in a landscape, an obliging man is carrying the person he wishes to help, and tramples on the body of a man lying on the ground. The scene illustrates a love poem dedicated by Pierre Sala to Marguerite Builloud Image taken from Love Poems. Originally published in France; early 16th century.