You can say the opposite of something you've said but you can't do the opposite of something you've done.

Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

If you really believe music is dangerous, you should let it go in one ear and out the other.

Try not to turn your life into a race, least of all an obstacle race.

You need to have a God, a lover, and an enemy, says the poet. Exactly: you need to have three enemies.

What is reasoned has nothing to do with what is reasonable.