A white lie is always pardonable. But he who tells the truth without compulsion merits no leniency.
It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
The agitator seizes the word. The artist is seized by it.
The real truths are those that can be invented.
Keep your passions in check, but beware of giving your reason free rein.
What is a historian? Someone who doesn't write well enough to work on a daily.