The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.
There is no Levitical decree between nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister.
A quart bottle should hold a quart.
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.
How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?
A man could not be in two places at the same time unless he were a bird.