Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we'd all have frozen to death!
The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it
Be good and you will be lonely.
Of the demonstrably wise there are but two: those who commit suicide, & those who keep their reasoning faculties atrophied with drink.
Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute.
Progressive improvement beats delayed perfection.