The sacred is found boring by many who find the uncanny fascinating.
The right time to die is never exactly now.
Arrogance frowns; pride smiles.
My father liked to moralize, and so do I. But he was in earnest, while I am embarrassed and pretend that I am merely being witty.
If we think about the obvious long enough, it dissolves.
The haiku lets meaning float; the aphorism pins it down.