Living alone is good for privacy, bad for full-scale cooking and moving heavy furniture.
In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.
I am no longer in love, but I still have my jealousy.
Since events are not metaphors, the literal-minded have a certain advantage in dealing with them.
Lack of reciprocity ruins friendships, but makes love affairs exciting for a time.
Boredom, not the will, is the mother of change. Necessity is the father.