People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.

Sublime places repeat in grand terms a lesson that ordinary life typically teaches viciously: that the universe is mightier than we are, that we are frail and temporary and have no alternative but to accept limitations on our will; that we must bow to necessities greater than ourselves.

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.

To one's enemies: "I hate myself more than you ever could.

In the works of Lucretius, we find two reasons why we shouldn't worry about death. If you have had a successful life, Lucretius tell us, there's no reason to mind its end. And, if you haven't had a good time, "Why do you seek to add more years, which would also pass but ill?"

Insomnia is a glamorous term for thoughts you forgot to have in the day.

People who readily accept the need for a gym will resist that their personalities might need some work too.