Cynicism often draws correct conclusions, but nobody could live by its lights.
People who abhor solitude may abhor company almost as much.
A beautiful woman peers out her window, as full of envy as the harridan who peers up at her from the street.
Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little.
Avant-garde art jousts with propriety, but takes care never to unseat it.
A well-paid occupation is seldom spoken of as "rewarding.