Give your absence to those who take your presence for granted.

Who set the standards for us to live by? It's the standards of the dead that will for ever weigh upon the presence of the living.

Who set the standard for us to live by? It is the traditions of the dead that will forever weigh upon the presence of the living.

When you talk to people about the topics they like talking about they will stick around for more. Talk to them about what you want them to hear and they will soon walk away to return to the grey clouds to talk to the crowd they vowed to converse with.

The oppressor will one day become the oppressed.

When you look at yourself you will find your worst enemy. Maybe not literal but it is very typical.