The ninety percent of human experience that does not fit into established narrative patterns falls into oblivion.
We are prepared for insults, but compliments leave us baffled.
Opportunity often goes begging. Luck, never.
Confess to the misdeeds you cannot hide.
Everyone knows that (1) happiness is the goal of life, and (2) happiness is a chimera.
In ethics, prudence is not an important virtue, but in the world it is almost everything.