I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.
We must watch over our modesty in the presence of those who cannot understand its grounds.
In politics, yesterday's lie is attacked only to flatter today's.
When I was young I pitied the old. Now old, it is the young I pity.
There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past.
Marriage simplifies life and complicates the day.