The hatched chick cannot go back to the shell, the falcon who has found the sky does not willingly sit the nest.

In a calm, clear voice, she suggested that the wyrsa in question could do several highly improbable, athletically difficult and possibly biologically impractical things involving its own mother, a few household implements, and a dead fish.

It isn't wise to be rude to one's mother. She knows everything about your childhood that is potentially embarassing.

Of three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat.

If they projected the fact that they are dangerous any harder, there would be little puddles of "danger" on the floor around them. Look, it's "danger", don't step in it!

Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy is within you, understand what it is and why you are afraid. Put a face on your fear. When you understand it, and it is no longer vague and shapeless, you will find that your fear is no longer so formidable.

A quaint conceit, don't you think?