General statements omit what we really want to know. Example: some horses run faster than others.

Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.

Errors are more numerous than truths, but fortunately too divided among themselves to take power.

Self-hatred is sometimes appropriate.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets.

Under attack, sentiments harden into dogma.