The habitually punctual make all their mistakes right on time.
The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.
Egypt: Where the Israelites would still be if Moses had been a bureaucrat.
The surest sign that you haven't any sense is to argue with one who hasn't.
Marriage is a good deal like taking a bath-not so hot once you get accustomed to it.
They lead only as the carved wooden figurehead leads the ship.