Success has many friends
Those who have won big prizes in the pools will doubtless agree with this! From the social rather than the financial angle, a successful man... Read more →
Submitting to one wrong brings on another
If you allow yourself to be victimised once, you will be victimised again.
Stretch your legs according to your coverlet
This teaches adaptability. If when you lie full length your lower limbs are not covered by the bedclothes, you must bend your legs in order to... Read more →
The strength of the chain is in the weakest link
A chain is made up of a row of links fitted together. If all the links are strong, the chain will be strong also, but if even one link is... Read more →
A straw will show which way the wind blows
Small events can be a guide to momentous happenings. If the Foreign Secretary tells a taxi-driver at two o'clock in the morning to take him to... Read more →
Stolen pleasures are sweetest
This means the same as Forbidden fruit is sweetest. The things we most enjoy doing are those we know we ought not to be doing, such as watching... Read more →
A stitch in time saves nine
By repairing a small tear now we avoid the necessity of repairing a large tear later on. In the same way, prompt action at an early stage may... Read more →
The sting of a reproach is the truth of it
We can endure unjust reproaches, for we know that we do not deserve them. It is only when they are justified that they fill us with shame.
Still waters run deep
'Shallow brooks murmur most, deep silent slide away,' wrote Sir Philip Sidney. The fact that a man says little does not mean that he does not... Read more →
A still tongue makes a wise head
You will learn more by listening to other people than by talking yourself.