Imprudence relies on luck, prudence on method. That gives prudence less edge than it expects.

A critic who uses new quotations is making important changes.

The banker rubs his nose, thinking of his cat stalking something on the lawn.

A small boy puts his hand on the wall, and looks down intently as he wriggles his toes. The birth of thought?

Oblivion waits without beckoning or threatening.

Silence kills scandal.

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen: even less, the trouble I've successfully avoided.