Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.
Music hath the charm to soothe a savage beast, but I'd try a revolver first.
A slander is like a hornet; if you cannot kill it dead at the first blow, better not to strike at it.
The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.
Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
The trouble with most folks isn't their ignorance. It's knowin' so many things that ain't so.