aphorists

Some people wouldn__ still be sane, if they were not religious or superstitious; some wouldn__ be disabled or dead.

An arrogant man whose arrogance we see from his own behaviour is more tolerable than a humble man whose humility we hear of from his own mouth.

Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out.

Some kleptomaniacs do not steal things only; they also, while some only, steal lovers.

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

Wealth seldom fails to breed the fear of poverty.

Even those who want to go to heaven would rather kill than be killed.

Most people do not mind having a house that is smaller and/or a car that is cheaper than their neighbours_, as long as they each earn and have more money than their neighbours, and, equally important, their neighbours know that.

We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it is impossible for most of us to truly believe that a man can truly be happy in a shack or within the confines of a prison cell.

It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.

Looking but not seeing is the hearing but not understanding of the eye.

One of the most common and most dangerous misbeliefs is that it is impossible for someone to be stupid just because they are a doctor or a lawyer.

You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook.

It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.

Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at them that they do not eat as much and as frequently as they seem to.