Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language

Kill one man and you're a murderer, kill a million and you're a conqueror.

Whether man is disposed to yield to nature or to oppose her, he cannot do without a correct understanding of her language

Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing.

I don't judge a regime by the damning criticism of the opposition, but by the ingenuous praise of the partisan.

We bestow on others praise in which we do not believe, on condition that in return they bestow upon us praise in which we do.

It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls.