Single misfortunes never come alone, and the greatest of all national calamities is generally followed by one greater.
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.
Every pint bottle should contain a quart.
A man could not be in two places at the same time unless he were a bird.
The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.
The cup of Ireland's misery has been overflowing for centuries and is not yet half full.