I am no longer a curmudgeon. I am a curmudgeon emeritus.
For to keep at the top is harder almost than to get there
There are no working hours for leaders.
A civil ruler dabbling in religion is as reprehensible as a clergyman dabbling in politics. Both render themselves odious as well as ridiculous.
Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
No great thing comes to any person unless that person has courage.