A journalist is stimulated by a deadline. He writes worse when he has time

Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose of existence.

The secret of the demagogue is to make himself as stupid as his audience so they believe they are clever as he.

Language is the only chimera whose illusory power is endless, the inexhaustibility which keeps life from being impoverished. Let men learn to serve language.

Penalties serve to deter those who are not inclined to commit any crimes.

Stupidity gets up early; that is why events are accustomed to happening in the morning.

A snob is unreliable. The work he praises might just be good.