Earl Derr Biggers

“Cannot see contents of nut until shell is cracked.”

“Death is the black camel that kneels unbidden at every gate.”

“Bad alibi like dead fish - cannot stand test of time.”

“Every problem has solution, but not all solutions are simple.”

“Perfect case like perfect doughnut. Hole in middle.”

“Question without answer is like boat without rudder.”

“Theory like mist on eyeglasses. Obscure facts.”

“Mind like parachute - only function when open.”

“Hasty conclusion like gunpowder. Easy to explode.”

“Truth sometimes like stab of cruel knife.”

“Man who ride on tiger can never dismount.”

“One grain of sand in eye can hide mountain.”

“Silent witness sometimes speaks loudest.”

“Man who stirs up hornets' nest must not run away.”

“Insignificant molehill sometimes hide slumbering volcano.”

“A good listener is a silent flatterer.”

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”

“Guilt is a ghost that can haunt the living more than the dead.”

“Opinions, like premature bananas, are green and immature.”

“Free ticket to circus like bad oyster. Something wrong with it.”