I have a special grudge against those who have the same faults as I do.
A laughing Lear would be monstrous. Not so a laughing Romeo and Juliet.
Cheap thrill: moral outrage revels in its own innocence and in the guilt of the wicked Others.
My parents wanted me to solace them for sorrows they denied having had.
Prudence does not make people happy; it merely deprives them of the excitement of being constantly in trouble.
Adversity can strengthen us if it does not go on too long.