Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.

Tradition simply means that we need to end what began well and continue what is worth continuing

The only time a man thinks is when he's alone.

True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.

A piece of advice always contains an implicit threat, just as a threat always contains an implicit piece of advice.

The man who gets drunk in peacetime is a coward. The man who gets drunk in wartime goes on being a coward.

Morality measured in centimeters: all mothers believe that only their daughters dance decently.