The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump.
Every pint bottle should contain a quart.
Ireland and England are like two sisters; I would have them embrace like one brother.
Half the lies our opponents tell about us are untrue.
Single misfortunes never come alone, and the greatest of all national calamities is generally followed by one greater.
Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us?