I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.
Prerequisite for rereadability in books: that they be forgettable.
What scientist would not long to go on living, if only to see how the little truths he has brought to light will grow up?
It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed.
The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious.
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.