Ernest Bramah Quotes

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

One learns to itch where one can scratch.

Do not adjust your sandals while passing through a melon-field, nor yet arrange your hat beneath an orange-tree.

Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.

The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place.

One may ride upon a tiger's back but it is fatal to dismount.

He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in Reality be digging a pit.

When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.

The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.

Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.

He who has failed three times sets up as an instructor.

Where the road bends abruptly, take short steps.

Better a dish of husks to the accompaniment of a muted lute than to be satiated with stewed shark's fin and rich spiced wine of which the cost is frequently mentioned by the provider.

However deep you dig a well it affords no refuge in the time of flood.

One cannot live for ever by ignoring the price of coffins.

The one-legged never stumble.

Alas! It is well written, The road to eminence lies through the cheap and exceedingly uninviting eating-houses.