Intelligence complicates. Wisdom simplifies.
Opportunity knocks, but doesn't always answer to its name.
I want to appear ordinary, but I have it understood that I am not.
Saying "I feel guilty" is a mere form of words. Saying "I feel ashamed" is not.
The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.
I tried good taste, but the strain was too much for me.