Great Throughts Treasury

"Wisdom consists not in seeing what is directly before us, but in discerning those things which may come to pass."

"With his own weapon do I stab him."

"While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a slight impulse."

"While there's life, there's hope."

"Woe to my wretched self! from what a height of hope have I fallen!"

"Words gain credibility by deed."

"Words pay no debts."

"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided."

"You are his father by nature, I by counsel."

"You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly."

"You are harping on the same string."

"You kick against the goad."

"You harp perpetually on the same string."

"You can take a chance with any man who pays his bills on time"

"You stick in the same mire."

"You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up."

"You tell a tale to a dead man."

"You sing the same old song."

"You're a wise person if you can easily direct your attention to what ever needs it."