moral vanity is the snare of good people.
Weakness is a great bully without knowing it.
The insolence of time is like a blow in the face from an unseen enemy.
I have no faith in a human critter who hasn't one or two bad habits.
I'm not to blame for an old body, but I would be to blame for an old soul. An old soul is a shameful thing.
Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.