Truisms (a)

• a positive attitude means all the difference in the world
• a relaxed man is not necessarily a better man
• a sense of timing is the mark of genius
• a sincere effort is all you can ask
• a single event can have infinitely many interpretations
• a solid home base builds a sense of self
• a strong sense of duty imprisons you
• absolute submission can be a form of freedom
• abstraction is a type of decadence
• abuse of power comes as no surprise
• action causes more trouble than thought
• alienation produces eccentrics or revolutionaries
• all things are delicately interconnected
• ambition is just as dangerous as complacency
• ambivalence can ruin your life
• an elite is inevitable
• anger or hate can be a useful motivating force
• animalism is perfectly healthy
• any surplus is immoral
• anything is a legitimate area of investigation
• artificial desires are despoiling the earth
• at times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning
• at times your unconsciousness is truer than your conscious mind
• automation is deadly
• awful punishment awaits really bad people