If you want a place in the sun, you have got to put up with a few blisters.
While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.
You are what you are when nobody is looking.
Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.
It's true, some wine improves with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.