Politics is not a science, as the professors are apt to suppose. It is an art.
Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.
The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.
God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.
The Catholic priest, from the moment he becomes a priest, is a sworn officer of the pope.
Fools you are who say you like to learn from your mistakes. I prefer to learn from the mistakes of others, and avoid the cost of my own.