Perhaps fortunately, no one has ever found out what it would be like to have all his wishes fulfilled.
Your flattery is as full of contempt as your insults were.
The truths I shun follow me, mumbling.
To understand a literary style, consider what it omits.
You are as happy as you think you are, but not necessarily as miserable as you imagine.
The supposed unhappiness of the rich is always a cheerful topic of conversation.