Instinct is a marvelous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.
What an absurdity to go and bury oneself in South America, where they are always having revolutions.
I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.
There is nothing so dangerous for anyone who has something to hide as conversation!... A human being, Hastings, cannot resist theopportunity to reveal himself and express his personality which conversation gives him. Every time he will give himself away.
A weak man in a corner is more dangerous than a strong man.
To every problem, there is a most simple solution.