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Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.
In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.
Drunks conjure an endless drama from their bottles.
To win hearts, smile kindly on people's weaknesses.
No one can remember himself as an unpleasant child.
What's the good of being stoical if nobody notices?
I cling to depression, thinking it a form of truth.
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners.
Lies and promises are necessary but not sufficient.
Talent shuffles the deck. Genius brings a new deck.
The party out of office becomes the articulate one.
Fame now wears the halo that once crowned holiness.
Whatever is spoken of acquires a certain existence.
Writers tell more truths, and more lies, than most.
Unlike other vices, cruelty, alas, is never boring.
Fulfillment is often more trouble than it is worth.
Aphorisms may equivocate, but they must not wobble.
Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking.
Only the strong and the hopeful are able to revolt.
I obey my own commands about as often as others do.
We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.
The critic roams through culture, looking for prey.
If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.
Skepticism may undermine beliefs, but never belief.
In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.
Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.
Love sorrows are addictive as other sorrows are not.
I love money, but will money ever love me in return?
Conscience is the moralized form of self-absorption.
My struggles with myself seldom reach aerobic level.
Most of us live in a world that has ceased to exist.
When lying to someone, look him straight in the eye.
Once discover comfort, and there is no turning back.
Always assume that a lucky hit will not be repeated.
Mistrust makes life difficult. Trust makes it risky.
Dreams surround our desires with ugliness and dread.
The transcendental promises a vacation from history.
Taste refers to the past, imagination to the future.
Sometimes the given seems like something taken away.
The novelty we want is always close to the familiar.
Since we hate the same people, we should be friends.
Comedy defends the commonplace; tragedy explodes it.
Jargon: any technical language we do not understand.
Everyone values the good nature of a man with a gun.
Don't tell me it's raining when you're peeing on me!
Being charming takes time and effort, and I am busy.
Bad faith likes discourse on friendship and loyalty.
Always leave room for the reader to supply meanings.
Victory brings obliviousness; defeat, attentiveness.
The mind demands rules; the facts demand exceptions.