It is better to speak wisdom foolishly like the saints than to speak folly wisely like the deans.

I am more than a devil; I am a man. I can do the one thing which Satan himself cannot do— I can die.

Anyone who is not an anarchist agrees with having a policeman at the corner of the street; but the danger at present is that of finding the policeman half-way down the chimney or even under the bed.

London is a riddle. Paris is an explanation.

If a man only likes victory he must always come late for the battle.

It is unpardonable conceit not to laugh at your own jokes. Joking is undignified; that is why it is so good for one's soul. Do not fancy you can be a detached wit and avoid being a buffoon; you cannot. If you are the Court Jester you must be the Court Fool.

of being strong and brave. The strong can not be brave. Only the weak can be brave; and yet again, in practice, only those who can be brave can be trusted, in time of doubt, to be strong.