My young friend supposes his ingenuousness is merely a ruse.
Modernized by tin roofs and T-shirts, Third World poverty is no longer picturesque.
After Voltaire: envy is chained to the portico of the temple of glory and can neither enter nor leave.
To win hearts, smile kindly on people's weaknesses.
The same old thing--even if it's champagne--is still the same old thing.
Enjoy the insult as you deliver it, before you learn its cost.