Mind and body obstruct one another's pleasures.
In New York, pretending to be above the struggle means no seat on the bus and a table next to the kitchen.
Austerity causes constipation; excess, diarrhea.
Many who take up burdens come to resent being put upon.
More are weakened than strengthened by their troubles.
If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas.