Dangerous, therefore, is it to take shelter under a tree, during a thunder-gust. It has been fatal to many, both men and beasts.
Don't halloo until you're out of the wood.
Presumption first blinds a man, then sets him a running.
Historians relate not so much what is done as what they would have believed.
The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.
In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection," he stated. "Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. ... Do we imagine we no longer need His assistance?