Civilization creates discontents; barbarism creates quick endings.
Our vices are attempts to combine self-medication and enjoyment.
Thank God for the passing of the discomforts and vile cuisine of the age of chivalry!
Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it.
Emblem: the carapace of the great crowned snail is painted with all the flags of the United Nations.
Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.