At the dinner table, if you can't think of anything to say, sit quietly. Don't throw rolls, or chew on your napkin.

Treat unhappiness as a defect and fewer would embrace it.

If modesty disappeared, so would exhibitionism.

To understand a literary style, consider what it omits.

Fulfillment is often more trouble than it is worth.

Skepticism may undermine beliefs, but never belief.

Rule of religion: purpose breathes even in dirt and stones.