I mean, I knew that in the abstract there were terrorists somewhere in the world, but they didn't really represent any risk to me.
Could you imagine how horrible things would be if we always told others how we felt? Life would be intolerably bearable.
I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is two weeks.
Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.
Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else.