Don't tell me violence doesn't solve anything. Look at Carthage.
Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.
Autobiography is usually honest but it is never truthful.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
In a society in which it is a moral offense to be different from your neighbor your only escape is to never let them find out.
You live and learn. Or you don't live long.