Deep, deep down, whenever you might meet them casually out in public, what people really want from you is for you to make an effort to make a show of acceptance (or show of equality) towards them; that is, to show some tangible recognition of appreciation towards them that is to be returned as a sign of regard as swiftly as they have done so with you. If they don’t get that “social key” from you “instinctively”, then they don’t like it.

A close-knit community tends to control its various members through conformity. So conform, and do what you want as well.

Sometimes you can throw a lame dog a crutch and, knowing no better, he’ll drag it right back to you; and, at least, it shows you that he knows his place in the world.

Is the man who comments upon the secret failings of others around him ethically vacant, or merely an expert at being sociable?

Now what most men will do about groups is to ingratiate themselves with like-minded individuals within a group, and then use that group to impose their will on others who do not agree with them. Which, for most men, is the smarter thing to do about groups for the smarter monkeys who tend to live in groups.

What “dirty persons” that seem (on some level and at some stage) fleetingly attractive need socially is to be kept at a good distance, as that which is dirty about them is swiftly transferable upon even the slightest contact.

You can often find that some easily irritated people will want to teach you a lesson when you’re young, rich, good looking and can get the girls. Seems a bit rich doesn’t it?

If you do occasionally manage to stand still in life and observe what is happening, are you waiting to impose your own interpretation upon events while waiting for something notable to happen? And if so, how long do you expect to wait?

Things without remedy should be without regard. As what is done is done, and cannot be undone by the sort of constrained creature a human being naturally is, and that to console himself must then cry over the spilt milk.

Some people don’t “think comedy” they just react badly. That’s because they don’t appreciate that the “joke of life” is really at their expense.

Even in chaotic systems there is a pattern of limited possibilities; but then that may not mean much to you.