Moderation, we find, is an extremely difficult thing to get in this country.

A wise old owl once lived in a wood, the more he heard the less he said, the less he said the more he heard, let's emulate that wise old bird.

Rome wasn't built in A.D.

It is clear enough that you are making some distinction in what you said, that there is some nicety of terminology in your words. I can't quite follow you.

The dusk was performing its customary intransitive operation of "gathering".

The majority of the members of the Irish parliament are professional politicians, in the sense that otherwise they would not be given jobs minding mice at crossroads.

Waiting for the German verb is surely the ultimate thrill.