Self-sacrifice usually contains an unspoken demand for payment.
Perhaps fortunately, no one has ever found out what it would be like to have all his wishes fulfilled.
We express disappointment in everything except ourselves.
Fortuna likes to find a crowd and follow it.
Courage, determination, and hard work are all very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the back yard.
Irony dissolves sentiment, but occasionally a sentiment is strong enough to dissolve irony.