Diplomats lie with a heavy sense of destiny.
You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.
Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.
Complaining is the favorite pastime of millions.
Inconsistency has been overpraised by people who do not expect to suffer from it.
The tragic hero prefers death to prudence. The comedian prefers playing tricks to winning. Only the villain really plays to win.