We all make mistakes but one has to move on.
Some people standby you in your darkest hour while others walk away; only a select few march towards you and become even closer friends.
He was becoming aware that there was no such thing as over-the-top with Lawrence Davenport, as long as you were talking to Lawrence Davenport about Lawrence Davenport.
How was it possible that he could handle Swiss bankers, West End impresarios, senior partners and seasoned solicitors, but was a quivering wreck in the presence of this man?
If you’ve struck gold, why go in search of brass?
He had never understood the niceties of life and it was too late to start learning now.
What I have found is that real friends stand by you.
Making a million legally has always been difficult. Making a million illegally has always been a little easier. Keeping a million when you have made it is perhaps the most difficult of all.
If you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly.