Let the character as it began be preserved to the last; and let it be consistent with itself.
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian sea.
Capture the day, put minimum trust on tomorrow.
A word once let out of the cage cannot be whistled back again.