Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.

An argument in a couple: 2 people attempting to introduce each other to important truths - by panicked shouting.

Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.

Envy: a confused, tangled guide to one's own ambitions.

We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us.

In the oasis complex, the thirsty man images he sees water, palm trees, and shade not because he has evidence for the belief, but because he has a need for it. Desperate needs bring about a hallucination of their solution: thirst hallucinates water, the need for love hallucinates a prince or princess. The oasis complex is never a complete delusion: the man in the desert does see something on the horizon. It is just that the palms have withered, the well is dry, and the place is infected with locusts.

Anyone who isn't embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn't learning enough.