Laughter and tears may not persuade, but they cannot be refuted.
To love a fool is a misfortune, but does not make one a fool.
I resist change even as I call for it.
Placing the extraordinary at the center of the ordinary, as realism does, is a great comfort to us stay-at-homes.
Reversing a proposition rearranges its terms, but still keeps out new terms.
With age, the mind grows slower and more wily.