Reading more than life teaches us to recognize ethos and pathos.
The soul is no longer honored as it once was, but it still keeps appetite from being the measure of all things.
Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.
Proverbial wisdom counsels against risk and change. But sitting ducks fare worst of all.
Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments.
Asceticism and celibacy can conceal many incapacities.