Talent shuffles the deck. Genius brings a new deck.
A quiet fool can go undiscovered for a long time.
Charity does not like arithmetic; selfishness worships it.
The Ancient Mariner seizes the guest at the wedding feast and will not let go until he has told all his story: the prototype of the bore.
Revenge is sweet but not nourishing.
Winning means outlasting everyone else.
Arrogance rides triumphantly through the gates, barely glancing at the old woman about to cut the rope and spring shut the trap.
In the labyrinth of a difficult text, we find unmarked forks in the path, detours, blind alleys, loops that deliver us back to our point of entry, and finally the monster who whispers an unintelligible truth in our ears.
Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking.
Other people's beliefs may be myths, but not mine.
Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.
It is hard to tell truth, and hard not to.
The plastic surgeon's knife slashes at time, which may seem to retreat, but then keeps on coming.
Scholars dream of finding small facts pregnant with great progeny.
Discontented women dream of being rescued by Prince Charming. Discontented men dream of finding a horny blond in the back seat ofa taxi.
I am forbidden sugar, fat, and alcohol. So hooray, I guess, for oatmeal, lemon juice, and chicken soup.
At retirement, switching from "I must" to "I want" leaves me puzzled and uneasy.
Lies save trouble now, but may return in thunder and lightning.
Innovation violates tradition--attacks it in public and steals from it in private.
Successful innovations become conventions.
Victimization has its privileges, and I want some.
Many attempt to harvest what was never planted.
Commerce is greedy. Ideology is blood-thirsty.
The haiku lets meaning float; the aphorism pins it down.
After rejection - misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere.
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