Self-pity makes people callous.
Reason cannot break out of its own loop.
The New Right: kiss the bankers and spank the babies.
Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.
Arrogance rides triumphantly through the gates, barely glancing at the old woman about to cut the rope and spring shut the trap.
Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.