I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine. Every man for himself and God for us all.
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Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Miguel de CervantesI sat through the first act and heard my lovely lines falling like cold porridge on a damp mattress.
There's sand in the porridge and sand in the bed, And if this is pleasure we'd rather be dead.
And then she went to the porridge of the Little, Small, Wee Bear, and tasted that; and that was neither too hot nor too cold, but just right.
Robert SoutheySomeone’s been eating my porridge said the daddy bear,Someone’s been eating my porridge said the mama bear,Hey Ba-ba Re-bear said the little wee bear someone has broken my chair!
bobby troupHe’s expected at noon, and no wight till he comes May profane the great chair, or the porridge of plums; For the best of the cheer, and the seat by the fire, Is the undenied right of the Barefooted Friar.
walter scottThere’s sand in the porridge and sand in the bed . And if this is the pleasure we had rather be dead.