In life there are no Unities, but three Incomprehensibles: Destiny, Man, and Woman.

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.

I have always found that each step we take in life is to be regretted - if we once begin to wonder how many other steps might have been possible.

When a man forgets his ideals he may hope for happiness, but not till then.

If the gods have no sense of humor they must weep a great deal.

To die for one's great ideas is glorious - and easy. The horror is to outlive them. That is our worst capability.

Entertainment for entertainment's sake is the most expensive form of death.