A reasonable probability is the only certainty.
The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.
Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.
The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in