The Insignificance of Man is a congenial theme; my own insignificance is a sore point.
A sympathetic look always makes me feel sorry for myself.
Innovation violates tradition--attacks it in public and steals from it in private.
To Jane Austen, every fool is a treasure trove.
Finding a thought for an aphorism is not hard. Putting a kink in its tail is the hard part.
The beginning of self-knowledge: recognizing that your motives are the same as other people's.