We spend our time envying people whom we wouldn't wish to be.
On the brink of being satiated, desire still appears infinite.
I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.
Truth is always served by great minds, even if they fight it.
It is not easy to imagine how little interested a scientist usually is in the work of any other, with the possible exception of the teacher who backs him or the student who honors him.
We find it easy to believe that praise is sincere: why should anyone lie in telling us the truth?