Who would not give up wit for power and beauty?
Think of the many different relations of form and content. E.g., the many pairs of trousers and what's in them.
I gulp down my pleasures, chew over my miseries.
Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.
With age, comfort becomes more seductive than beauty.
In New York, one must collapse to be indolent.