Faust complained about having two souls in his breast, but I harbor a whole crowd of them and they quarrel. It is like being in a republic.

Your map of Africa is really quite nice. But my map of Africa lies in Europe. Here is Russia, and here... is France, and we're in the middle - that's my map of Africa.

Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success.

A journalist is a person who has mistaken their calling.

Fools you are. To say you learn by your experience. I prefer to profit by others' mistakes and avoid the price of my own.

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.