Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.
A man convinced against his will is not convinced.
If at first you don't succeed, lie, lie again.
Incompetence plus incompetence equals incompetence.
A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it.