The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.
Language cannot say everything, fortunately.
Age must give way to youth, no doubt. But not yet, not yet.
The young break rules for fun. The old for profit.
Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.
Our vices are attempts to combine self-medication and enjoyment.