The first vehicle that screamed past -- an ambulance -- didn't even slow down.
Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
If there is one thing worse than being an ugly duckling in a house of swans, it's having the swans pretend there's no difference.
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
You couldn't even prove the White House staff sane beyond a reasonable doubt.
Some people make headlines while others make history.