It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.
An aphorism is never exactly true; it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths.
What the teachers digest, the pupils eat.
The mission of the press is to spread culture while destroying the attention span.
The esthete stands in the same relation to beauty as the pornographer stands to love, and the politician stands to life.
How do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists, then believe what they read.