Read moreWe say of an animal that it is intelligent, and we say the same thing of a woman; but in neither case is it usually appropriate, clearly for very different reasons.
Read moreYou can say the opposite of something you’ve said but you can’t do the opposite of something you’ve done.
Read moreWhen you are listening to music it is better to cover your eyes than your ears.
Read moreThe man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst.
Read morePerhaps it’s more merciful to forget the dead instead of remembering them.
Read moreOnly one thing has to matter for everything to matter.