“The easiest way to save face, is to keep the lower half shut.”
“Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.”
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.”
“Keep thy eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterward.”
“I can accept anything, except what seems to be the easiest for most people: the half-way, the almost, the just-about, the in-between.”
“The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.”