A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.
The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.
Pride in a man is confused with dignity; in a woman, with self-love.
Even if you're not going anywhere, don't get in the way.
Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure.
To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.