Virtue sometimes pretends. Vice is always sincere.
The self-righteous feel no need to be charming, and thus double their offensiveness.
In describing someone's character, I reveal my own.
Thinking about the universe has now been handed over to specialists. The rest of us merely read about it.
Prudence does not make people happy; it merely deprives them of the excitement of being constantly in trouble.
The past is always waiting to entangle and deflect us.