Telescopes and binoculars endanger the ever-distant sublime.
Aphorisms have never seduced anybody, but they have fooled some into considering themselves worldly-wise.
The popping of bubblegum discourages the most determined lecher.
Giving out crowns to everyone will not make a nation of kings.
Loving, not the beloved, is the joy of love. The beloved, knowing this, most resolutely declines to be grateful.
Nature often seems like an idea that has had its day.