Outside Literature, High-flown Sentiments Are Merely Exasperating.

When Courtesy Fails, Be Nasty, Brutish, And Short.

The Aphorism Wants To Be At The Same Time Both Main Line And Off Beat.

If Success Is A Habit, It Is A Hard One To Acquire.

The Irrational May Be Attractive In The Abstract, But Not In Cab Drives, Dinner Guests, Or Elderly Relatives.

Romantics Consider Common Sense Vulgar.