Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.
How can I be in two places at once, unless I were a bird?
Every pint bottle should contain a quart.
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.
The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.