People who expect deference resent mere civility.

Proverbial wisdom counsels against risk and change. But sitting ducks fare worst of all.

Being cultured is the least expensive form of respectability.

As I criss-cross the city hurrying, I feel always the unchanging cold beneath the pavement.

Working cuts down on both folly and wisdom.

With decrepitude, longevity has overshot the mark.

If the current is right, one can drift to success.