Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?
The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full.
A quart bottle should hold a quart.
How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?
Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.
At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill.