If the world would apologize, I might consider a reconciliation. |
The man in the street is always a stranger. |
Events are called inevitable only after they have occurred. |
Think carefully before asking for justice. Mercy might be safer. |
Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it. |
Office politics are bloody-minded, but weak on content. |
Art seduces, but does not exploit. |
Self-reform is the only kind that works. |
For many, immaturity is an ideal, not a defect. |
Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness. |
Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism. |
Even cats grow lonely and anxious. |
Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy. |
Well-behaved: he always speaks as if his mother might be listening. |
Old and young disbelieve one another's truths. |
The educated do not share a common body of information, but a common state of mind. |
Logic and fact keep interfering with the easy flow of conversation. |
To understand a literary style, consider what it omits. |
The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's. |
Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it. |