Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully

I am invigorated by work, wasted by pleasure.

The wretchedness of failure is the great attraction of success.

Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.

Sorrow also fulfills Desire. Example: the Soaps.

Good advice is never as helpful as an interest-free loan.

Fantasy mirrors desire. Imagination reshapes it.