Children now expect their parents to audition for approval.

Outside books, we avoid colorful characters.

Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.

City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.

Ultimately, blind faith is the only kind.

Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining.

Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.

A blocked path also offers guidance.

Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.

The shades of respectability begin to close about the greying head.

No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.

Office politics are bloody-minded, but weak on content.

Money is to my social existence what health is to my body.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

We are more tied to our faults than to our virtues.

Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time.

Women encourage men to be childish, then scold them.

Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered.

Even the most fickle are faithful to a few bad habits.

To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.

The beloved is the ultimate fetish.

Observe decorum, and it will open a path to morality.

Affection reproaches, but does not denounce.

What lies behind appearance is usually another appearance.