Victorian sorrow: the stars are winking in the sky, but not for us.
We are prepared for insults, but compliments leave us baffled.
Your words and my words are the same, but not our meaning.
Whether I give to a beggar or not, his existence puts me in the wrong.
Jargon: any technical language we do not understand.
Against classical philosophy: thinking about eternity or the immensity of the universe does not lessen my unhappiness.