Scholars dream of finding small facts pregnant with great progeny.
Fame is fickle, but Obscurity is usually faithful to the end.
Cynicism is full of naive disappointments.
Alone, I am drunk on my thoughts; in company, I am sober again.
The more learned a writer, the more digression beckons him.
Perhaps fortunately, no one has ever found out what it would be like to have all his wishes fulfilled.