As a youth, I sought out decadence; as an elder, I try to avoid decay.

We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.

While there's life, there's fear.

Dieting is our last tie with asceticism.

Complainers rule out happiness, mentioning it only as something lost.

A goldfish is reason enough for living, if someone needs a reason.

Nostalgia paints a smile on the stony face of the past.