A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.
He had high hopes for society, and though his hopes were too often dashed, he remained a raging optimist.
An injured lion wants to know if he can still roar.
There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.
Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.
It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.