Let me be surrounded by luxury, I can do without the necessities!
I will not bare my soul to their shallow prying eyes. My heart shall never be put under their microscope.
Give me the luxuries and I can dispense with the necessities.
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
I have invented an invaluable permanent invalid called Bunbury, in order that I may be able to go down into the country whenever I choose.
The systems that fail are those that rely on the permanency of human nature, and not its growth and development.