Apt Sayings

Here are a few more apt sayings for the "Seriously Joking" section, which I stumbled upon by chance while leafing through old magazines. Some, it seems, could not be put more aptly. So, enjoy! ;)

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My conscience is clean. I've never used it.

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One head - that's good. If it's on your shoulders - even better.

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That's always the way - by the time you've carved out your place in the sun, it will already be evening.

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By the time you've measured seven times, others will have already cut six times.

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Only the second mouse gets the free cheese.

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What is one person's mistake is another's database.

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What a woman has in her head, a man can't afford.

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Fortune smiles on those whom Themis doesn't notice.