Night thoughts aren't to be trusted.
There's no disillusionment like learning that forbidden fruit can be unpleasant.
The only love from which a man never recuperates is the one he never had. The eternal and untarnished illusion.
What seems most likely is generally true.
a fair degree of literacy of speech ... is increasingly rare in politicians and not necessarily regarded as an asset.
The strength of weak people constantly appalls me. Have you ever seen a vine kill an oak tree? Deadly.