Middle age is when you have a choice of two temptations and choose the one that will get you home earlier. If you get caught with your pants down, pull'em up, and lie about it. Too many people are ready to carry the stool when the piano needs to be moved. Blessed are the incumbents, for they shall inherit their own mess. You can't make a long jump without getting sand in your shorts.
Public office is the last refuge of the incompetent.
A monkey in silk clothing is still a monkey. We are all of the same clay, but a jug is not a vase. Absolute certainty is the greatest illusion of all. If at first you don't succeed, you're running about average. Procrastination gives you something to look forward to.