"We Shan't Save All We Would Like To, But We Shall Save A Great Deal More Than If We Had Never Tried."
"You've made your bed, now go bounce on it."
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Source: Peter Scott (2008). “There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage”, p.97, Penguin
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