The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in
Few men progress, except as they are pushed along by events.
A really busy person never knows how much he weighs.
Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.
As soon as the people fix one Shame of the World, another turns up.
A loafer never works except when there is a fire; then he will carry out more furniture than anybody.