Arrogance rides triumphantly through the gates, barely glancing at the old woman about to cut the rope and spring shut the trap.

With decrepitude, longevity has overshot the mark.

Sexual boredom is ousting sexual deviance as the problem.

The bathroom scale knows nothing of extenuating circumstances.

When a modest man praises himself, people listen.

Since events are not metaphors, the literal-minded have a certain advantage in dealing with them.

The best hand always believes in playing by the rules.