The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.

Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps.

Alas! It is well written, The road to eminence lies through the cheap and exceedingly uninviting eating-houses.

When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

There are those who collect the refuse of the public streets, but in order to be received into the band it is necessary to have been born one of the Hereditary Confederacy of Superfluity Removers and Abandoned Oddment Gatherers.

One cannot live for ever by ignoring the price of coffins.