Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
No affection and a great brain, these are the people to command the world.
The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.
Fame has eagle wings, and yet she mounts not so high as man's desires.
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.