... a woman who has been a nun is never anything else.
People who talk of new lives believe there will be no new troubles.
When lightning strikes, the mouse is sometimes burned with the farm.
Luck enters into every contingency. You are a fool if you forget it -- and a greater fool if you count upon it.
with courage a human being is safe enough. And without it - he is never for one instant safe!
If one has one cow, it is always better not to be too familiar with those who have seven.