Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.
As every cockroach knows, thriving on poisons is the secret of success.
Perhaps fortunately, no one has ever found out what it would be like to have all his wishes fulfilled.
Nature knows no difference between weeds and flowers.
Opportunity often goes begging. Luck, never.
A suburb is an attempt to get out of reach of the city without having the city be out of reach.