Minds will wander even during the Last Judgment.
An old man drinks tea and reads the newspaper--forgetting age for a moment.
If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas.
Don't stare into a mirror when you are trying to solve a problem.
To be thoroughly modern, an aphorism should trail off vaguely rather than coming to a point.
Pornography does not inspire violence, but you can break a leg trying to imitate it.