Civilization sails prettily like a child's rubber balloon until it hits a sharp object; then it is likely to collapse like the balloon.
The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.
It is as easy to give advice to yourself as to others, and as useless.
Some folks never handle the truth without scratching it.
Truth lives in the cellar, error on the doorstep.
Those who cook up stories will get into hot water.