Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob. It is through the voice of one crying in the wilderness that the ways of the gods must be prepared.

No man should have a secret from his wife. She invariably finds it out.

Lots of people act well, but few people talk well. This shows that talking is the more difficult of the two.

The only one you need in your life is that person who shows you he needs you in his.

There are few things easier than to live badly and die well.

The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.

One is not always happy when one is good; but one is always good when one is happy.