Cruelty is softened by fear, not pity.
Courage, determination, and hard work are all very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the back yard.
Love sorrows are addictive as other sorrows are not.
Paradise endangered: garden snakes and mice are appearing in the shadowy corners of Dutch Old Master paintings.
Make the expectations lively enough, and action will follow.
If you corner me, you are going to hear some unwelcome truths.