Growth provides novel experiences for youth; decay the same, alas, for age.
The magic of procedure: do this after that and thus before so; then your wish will be granted.
Universal truths have become an embarrassment, but they won't quite go away.
The desire to be significant casts a pall.
At sixty, I know little more about wisdom than I did at thirty, but I know a great deal more about folly.
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc.