do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope
It is best not to criticize or oppose someone in their own territory.
strive
UK /ˈstɹaɪv/ US /ˈstɹaɪv/
verb 3noun 1
Definitions
verb
1
To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
He strove to excel.
We strive for the truth.
2
To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest.
to strive against fate
Now private pity strove with public hate, / Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate.
3
To vie; to compete as a rival.
[Not] that sweet grove Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired Castalian spring, might with this paradise Of Eden strive.
noun
1
Alternative form of strife.
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