Think carefully before asking for justice. Mercy might be safer.
The lion cares less about being king of the beasts than about finding his dinner.
Some eras worship infancy; some, the aged. None as yet has adored middle age.
Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.
Virtue sometimes pretends. Vice is always sincere.
Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.
Not romance but companionship makes the happiness of daily life.
I really like life, don't you? There's nothing else quite like it.
Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.
Being cultured is the least expensive form of respectability.
I keep eating for fear I will be hungry.
A sheep who goes looking for a wolf is sure to find one.
Living alone is good for privacy, bad for full-scale cooking and moving heavy furniture.
By the time I have clarified a thought, I no longer want to think it.
The parade was here, but it disappeared around a corner.
A goldfish is reason enough for living, if someone needs a reason.
I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.
A great reader seldom recognizes his solitude.
Mistakes are the only universal form of originality.
Those who refuse to play second fiddle may wind up playing no fiddle at all.
The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.
Reading gives you some place to go when you have to stay where you are.
Living alone makes it harder to find someone to blame.
To avoid doing anything, wait for the right circumstances.
Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.
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