We do not accost a physician as we do any mere nobody; nor a magistrate as we do a private individual. We try to get some advantage from the skill of the one and the position of the other. Walk in the sun, and your shadow will follow you, whether you will or not. Basil of Caesarea
Some people try to get you out of slavery for you to be their slave. Mike Tyson
I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda. Anne Lamott
One can only try to get what one can from the head of an elephant, no one ever carries it home. Nigerian Proverb
One should try to get enormously benefited by a small effort. Kashmir Proverb
Don't try to get blood from a locust; God didn't put it in there. African Proverb