As a matter of fact is an expression that precedes many an expression that isn't.

A pessimist is a man who looks both ways when he crosses the street.

No committee could ever come up with anything as revolutionary as a camel - anything as practical and as perfectly designed to perform effectively under such difficult conditions.

The incompetent with nothing to do can still make a mess of it.

If the outcome is good, what's the difference between motives that sound good and good, sound motives?

The man who believes he can do it is probably right, and so is the man who believes he can't.

The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.