A few modern expressions which need no explanation, from www.despair.com:

Cluelessness
There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.

Delusions

There is no greater joy than soaring high on the wings of your dreams, except maybe the joy of watching a dreamer who has nowhere to land but in the ocean of reality.

Dreams

Dreams are like rainbows. Only idiots chase them.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent, but you'd be a fool to withhold that from your superior.

Overconfidence

Before you attempt to beat the odds, be sure you could survive the odds beating you.

Power

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. But it rocks absolutely, too.

Pretension

The downside of being better than everyone else is that people tend to assume you're pretentious.

These guys are a crack-up!


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