There's no disillusionment like learning that forbidden fruit can be unpleasant.
Night thoughts aren't to be trusted.
a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.
People who care nothing about money probably exist or we wouldn't hear so much about them. But I've never encountered one in the flesh.
The young never take anything seriously if it sounds simple.
People don't really change. Not fundamentally. When they surprise us, it is because we failed to recognize their potentialities.