People who expect deference resent mere civility.
Moderation in all things is best, but it's pretty hard to get excited about it.
Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.
My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
Beauty compels us; reason merely cajoles.
Self-blame usually has an undertone of self-congratulation.