The interest in Wisdom is fading. Soon there will not be enough left to support the aphorism, even though it tries to amuse by half-mocking the Wisdom it propounds.

Self-conscious? Try a wig, a corset, a veil, a beard. Or cultivate shamelessness.

Many try to force the past to change.

If I could do my life over, I would try to cleanse at least my pleasures of self-pity.

After rejection - misery, then thoughts of revenge, and finally, oh well, another try elsewhere.

Don Juan tries not to see the skeptical winks that greet his boasting.

Fear of trying causes paralysis. Trying causes only trembling and sweating.

When disaster waves, I try not to wave back.

Never try to leap from a standstill.