Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.
Rule of religion: purpose breathes even in dirt and stones.
The noble style immobilizes its subjects.
Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.
Finding a thought for an aphorism is not hard. Putting a kink in its tail is the hard part.
If you should ever acknowledge my existence, I plan to snub you.