If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows.
Paul EldridgeReading the epitaphs, our only salvation lies in resurrecting the dead and burying the living.
Paul EldridgeIt is not true that men prefer foolish women. Rather they prefer women who can simulate foolishness whenever necessary, which is the very core of intelligence.
Paul EldridgeJealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.
Paul EldridgeFor having expressed an opinion, however far-fetched, we straightway become its slave, ready to die defending it, and even ready to believe it. And many continue to be martyrs to causes which have ceased to exist, their crowns rusting upon their heads as tin wreaths rust upon forgotten tombs.
Paul Eldridge