Enthusiasm is the breath of genius.
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.
The sympathy of sorrow is stronger than the sympathy of prosperity.
I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
I have climbed to the top of the greasy pole!
Ah, Ireland... That damnable, delightful country, where everything that is right is the opposite of what it ought to be.