Rule of religion: purpose breathes even in dirt and stones.
Liberal Doctrine: it is not children who misbehave, but parents.
Like a frog, the aphorist waits for something to fly by that he can catch with his tongue.
Both faith and cynicism make judgment too easy.
I am never more myself than in my self-betrayals.
The soul is no longer honored as it once was, but it still keeps appetite from being the measure of all things.