Single misfortunes never come alone, and the greatest of all national calamities is generally followed by one greater.
The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.
Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I will nip him in the bud.
The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.
Every pint bottle should contain a quart.
At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill.