The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder.
Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.
Rationalism crashes in the tails.
I'm in favour of religion as a tamer of arrogance. For a Greek Orthodox, the idea of God as creator outside the human is not God in God's terms. My God isn't the God of George Bush.
To bankrupt a fool, give him information.
Never take advice from someone wearing a tie.