In spoiling her child, Stella made a rod for her own back in the years that were to follow.

Thoughtless speech may give rise to great mischief.

His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.

His indecision sowed the seeds of future trouble.

Woe betide him!

The ecologist warned us that petroleum was not merely a blessing but also a curse.

A woman is the woe of man.

We'll have to try and make the best of it.

Good comes out of evil.

Make the best of a bad bargain.

Turn your misfortune to account.

It's better not to prattle on about meaningless things. The more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it.

Out of the mouth comes evil.

The tongue wounds more than a lance.

You may be able to read the handwriting on the wall, but it is Greek to me.

Politicians seem to not know the phrase "Words are the cause of disaster."