Experience teaches us, but we scarcely know what.
Beggars beg to get money, not to reproach the passerby.
Bravery despite defeat is praiseworthy. Victory despite cowardice is beyond praise.
Sometimes "Yes" is rhetoric enough.
At retirement, switching from "I must" to "I want" leaves me puzzled and uneasy.
Skepticism does not preserve us from foolhardy deeds.