Single misfortunes never come alone, and the greatest of all national calamities is generally followed by one greater.

P.S. If you do not receive this, of course it must have been miscarried; therefore I beg you to write and let me know.

A quart bottle should hold a quart.

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.

Every pint bottle should contain a quart.

The only thing to prevent what's past is to put a stop to it before it happens.