To Jane Austen, Every Fool Is A

Art Seduces, But Does Not Exploit.

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.

Reading Gives Us Someplace To Go When We Have To Stay Where We Are.

Sometimes I Discover I Have Changed My Mind Because I Have Forgotten What I Used To Think.

The Supposed Unhappiness Of The Rich Is Always A Cheerful Topic Of Conversation.