The greatest moral failing is to condemn something as a moral failing: no vice is worse than being judgmental.

Being virtuous is wonderful thing, but feeling virtuous is a shortcut to vice.

Being able and willing to complain is what makes us rational and moral animals, capable of seeing and articulating the difference between how things are and how they should be.

Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.

Being a good neighbour is about compassion, which is as warm-blooded as justice is cool-headed.

Accepting that the world is full of uncertainty and ambiguity does not and should not stop people from being pretty sure about a lot of things.