We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth?
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.
There are moments when very little truth would be enough to shape opinion. One might be hated at extremely low cost.
In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's.
It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed.
When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity.