Pity is the most pleasant feeling in those who have not much pride and have no prospect of great conquests; for them the easy prey - and that is what all who suffer are - is enchanting.

In every party there is one person who, through his dotingly credulous enunciation of party principles, incites the other members to defection.

Has a woman who knew she was well-dressed ever caught a cold?

Sometimes in conversation the sound of our own voice distracts us and misleads us into making assertions that in no way express our true opinions.

i have never pondered over questions that are not questions.

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.

Only with the ultimate knowledge of all things will man have come to know himself. For things are but the boundaries of man.