The interest in Wisdom is fading. Soon there will not be enough left to support the aphorism, even though it tries to amuse by half-mocking the Wisdom it propounds.

Fame is fickle, but Obscurity is usually faithful to the end.

F. Scott Fitzgerald thought that prolonging his adolescence would protect his talent.

To Jane Austen, every fool is a treasure trove.

Nobody likes to offer stupidity as an excuse.

Self-absorption intensifies isolation, but permits it to go unnoticed.

Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back.