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ALL things come to those who wait
;
the BIGGER they are, the harder they fall
;
don't CROSS the bridge till you come to it
;
EASY come, easy go
;
never do EVIL that good may come of it
;
FIRST come, first served
;
what GOES around comes around
;
all is GRIST that comes to the mill
;
LIGHT come, light go
;
come LIVE with me and you'll know me
;
MARCH comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb
;
if the MOUNTAIN will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain
;
when POVERTY comes in at the door, love flies out of the window
;
QUICKLY come, quickly go
;
when THIEVES fall out, honest men come by their own
;
TOMORROW never comes
.
ALL things come to those who wait
;
the BIGGER they are, the harder they fall
;
don't CROSS the bridge till you come to it
;
EASY come, easy go
;
never do EVIL that good may come of it
;
FIRST come, first served
;
what GOES around comes around
;
all is GRIST that comes to the mill
;
LIGHT come, light go
;
come LIVE with me and you'll know me
;
MARCH comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb
;
if the MOUNTAIN will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain
;
when POVERTY comes in at the door, love flies out of the window
;
QUICKLY come, quickly go
;
when THIEVES fall out, honest men come by their own
;
TOMORROW never comes
.
COMING events cast their shadows before
1803Poetical Works
(1907) 159
'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical love, And coming events cast their shadows before.
1857
Barchester Towers
II. v.
The coming event of Mr. Quiverful's transference to Barchester produced a delicious shadow in the shape of a new outfit for Mrs. Quiverful.
1979
Shikasta
231
‘Coming events cast their shadows before.’ This Shikastan [Earthly] observation was of particular appropriateness during an epoch when the tempo of events was so speeded up.
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