Without a yardstick sometimes the high points can be taken for granted.
Sometimes I don't know whether I'm thening or nowing.
Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.
Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.