This is the sort of English up with which I will not put. The drop of rain maketh a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling. Some word that teems with hidden meaning - like Basingstoke. War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men. I'd give my right arm to be ambidexterous.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
The only place where success comes before work is the dictionary. The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a poor hand well. Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity. A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. If you look like your passport photo, you're too ill to travel.