Irony dissolves sentiment, but occasionally a sentiment is strong enough to dissolve irony.

Never invite to dinner: those who won't decide until the last minute; those who come more than half an hour late; those who want to bring along two or three friends; drunks; monologists; those who stay until three o'clock in the morning; those who think that conversation means having an argument; those who take a high moral tone; those who are stupid, ugly, or dull. Enforcement of these rules will enable one to eat alone every night in comfort.

Silence kills scandal.

Reputation runs behind the current state of affairs.

To succeed, find the right rut and stay with it.

Reading gives you some place to go when you have to stay where you are.

Events are called inevitable only after they have occurred.