Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.
Heroes are born to be troublemakers.
The Muses inspire art and pretend not to notice when Mammon buys it.
My aspiration now is to get by luck what I could not get by merit.
When a man bores a woman, she complains. When a woman bores a man, he ignores her.
Unlike life, when books become meaningless, they are making a point.