A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.
Golf - a young man's vice and an old man's penance.
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.
A woman may have a witty tongue or a stinging pen but she will never laugh at her own individual shortcomings.
I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.
You couldn't tell if she was dressed for an opera or an operation.