Ah, if he could only die temporarily!
[On Dutch flat poetry]: It is too smooth and blubbery; it reads like butter-milk gurgling from a jug.
The institution of royalty in any form is an insult to the human race.
To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement.
If the bubble reputation can be obtained only at the cannon's mouth, I am willing to go there for it, provided the cannon is empty.
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.