First literature came to refer only to itself, the literary theory.
Loneliness is more likely to lead to fussy housekeeping than to grand views of the Universe.
Flattery and insults raise the same question: What do you want?
In the game of love, the losers are more celebrated than the winners.
The Muses inspire art and pretend not to notice when Mammon buys it.
Old men feel a slightly reluctant affection for one another.