Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Rocket
Goes up like a rocket, comes down like a stick.
The final event to himself (Mr. Burke) has been, that as he rose like a rocket he fell like a stick.Thomas Paine.
Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Goes up like a rocket, comes down like a stick.
The final event to himself (Mr. Burke) has been, that as he rose like a rocket he fell like a stick.Thomas Paine.