It is hard to resist a flatterer who gets it right.
Metaphor for the night sky: a trillion asterisks and no explanations.
Life is short, God's way of encouraging a bit of focus.
The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them.
Either way, things are a lot better - either a lot better than they were or a lot better than they're going to be.
Sometimes, perhaps, we are allowed to get lost that we may find the right person to ask directions of.