If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.
In the game of life, it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.
Virtue lives when Beauty dies.
The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.
The same sun that melts butter hardens clay.
What Strauss is going through drives you nuts. If you care about your batting - which I'm sure he does - he will feel like jumping off a bridge and committing suicide