Everything – Page 134 – A book of aphorisms
Nov 272018
 

The solitary man affronts, preferring his own company to yours.

Nov 262018
 

Inside every thin man is a fat man struggling to get out.

Nov 232018
 

The talent to be memorable carries the obligation to be wise.

Nov 222018
 

One praises style when there is nothing else to praise.

Nov 212018
 

To the befuddled I recommend a serene air of quiet dignity.

Nov 202018
 

Romanticism is the idea that we should express our inner self; classicism, that we have no inner self to express.

Nov 192018
 

We know, and judge, ourselves by what we intend and mean; others, by what they do and say.

Nov 162018
 

It is difficult to hear those who can’t speak for themselves over the din of those who presume to speak for them.

Nov 142018
 

Unable to reach the grapes, we conclude first that they are sour, and later, after meditating deeply, that sweetness is not worth having.