Adverb
in the actual state of affairs and often contrary to expectations
Source: WordNetIt is with our passions as it is with fire and water, they are good servants, but bad masters. Aesop
It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive forgiveness before confessing his trespasses. Ignatius of Antioch
War will be repeated as long as it is not decided by those who die on the battlefield. Henri Barbusse
Every bird sings as it is beaked. Dutch Proverb
A pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell. Hindi Proverb
A pearl is worthless as long as it is in its shell. Native American Proverb