above & below

Nuclear energy cannot be on the table while the waste product is being swept under it.

slaves to custom

People will claim inculcated customs are matters of their choosing.

all in all

Always all is almost all; there is never an absolute all.

irreflective

In a room full of fools one can never find a mirror.

swerve

The velocity of life so easily swerves to violence.

day's end

The sunset makes philosophers of us all.

city limits

Traffic constrains suburbia. More, wider roads only serve to stimulate sprawl.

wing and

He argued forth on a wing and a priori.

ship of state

A good ship of state must make repairs while underway.

manners / morals

Manners are morals on a small scale. Morals are manners at large.

work is

Work is worth.

placeholder

Without a passion a person is a placeholder.

sense of pace

In these times we substitute a sense of pace for a sense of place.

purposeful

Pleasure is consequence of purpose.

cemetery use

Cemeteries are for the living.

timeless fashion

To be fit and clean should be fashion enough for anyone.

hedgerows

There is much living in those hedgerows.

quick study

The aphorism: Too brief to teach.

and yet

The whole history of philosophy lies in the phrase, “And yet..."