Our brains are wired to look on the bright side, even when the evidence suggests otherwise.
The act of writing is an act of hope.
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The division of labour， so far as it can be introduced， occasions， in every art， a proportionable increase of the productive powers of labour.