True emptiness

What are all the pleasures of time and sense, all the objects of this visible world--but as the dropping of pebbles into a deep chasm, which, instead of filling it up, only tell them how deep it is--by awakening the dismal echoes of emptiness and desolation.

-John Angell James

The Proverbial fool

Without clarity, being concise isn’t easy.
-Michael Gembola

How true.  This is why the person without understanding talks a lot, but doesn't make any sense.

political generosity

It's easier to be generous with other people's money. Cheaper, too!