The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.
Only mediocrities rise to the top in a system that won't tolerate wave making.
A rut is a grave with the ends knocked out.
The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it.
An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.
Prejudice is one of the world's greatest labor-saving devices; it enables you to form an opinion without having to dig up the facts.