At one time or another, almost every politician needs an honest man so badly that, like a ravenous wolf, he breaks into a sheep-fold: not to devour the ram he has stolen, however, but rather to conceal himself behind its wooly back.

Sometimes we remain true to a cause simply because its opponents are unfailingly tasteless.

He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.

Idleness is the parent of psychology.

What is it that you love in others?--My hopes.

A woman's pity, which is talkative, carries the sick person's bed to the public marketplace.

To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel.