Boredom strives to detach, but finds itself stuck.
To postpone unpleasantness is human; to forget it is divine.
Self-pity dries up our sympathy for others.
The squabbles of philandering Zeus and shrewish Hera are the Greeks' comment on married life.
Passion impels our deeds; ideology supplies the explanations.
Travelling, I worry about luggage, prices, and strange food. At home, I am free to broaden my mind by thinking about the higher things.