Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.
Our civilization is shifting from science and technology to rhetoric and litigation.
Travelling, I worry about luggage, prices, and strange food. At home, I am free to broaden my mind by thinking about the higher things.
My father liked to moralize, and so do I. But he was in earnest, while I am embarrassed and pretend that I am merely being witty.
The perfect aphorism would achieve classical balance and then immediately upset it.
With age, comfort becomes more seductive than beauty.