When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife…
Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.
Everything before the "but" is meant to be ignored by the speaker; and everything after the "but" should be ignored…