Comedy distances pain, but leaves signs of it everywhere.
Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.
Alone, I am drunk on my thoughts; in company, I am sober again.
Innovation violates tradition--attacks it in public and steals from it in private.
Hypocrisy is the outside of cynicism.
We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.