The perfect aphorism would achieve classical balance and then immediately upset it.
Holding unconventional opinions makes people feel they have strong characters.
A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach.
A blocked path also offers guidance.
The worship of Mammon may be vulgar or immoral, but it persists while other religions falter and disappear.
In New York, pretending to be above the struggle means no seat on the bus and a table next to the kitchen.