I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty. Imelda Marcos
To choose one sock from each of infinitely many pairs of socks requires the Axiom of Choice, but for shoes the Axiom is not needed. Bertrand Russell
The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different things from each other all through the whole piece. Elliott Carter
If you have one pair of good soles it is better than two pairs of good uppers. Irish Proverb
One pair of good soles is worth two pairs of upper leathers. Irish Proverb
The pubic hair of a woman mounting is stronger than two pairs of ox descending. Corsican Proverb