Signs cannot be represented, in a spy's report, so damningly as words.
All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few.
Friendship has its illusions no less than love.
If you think of paying court to the men in power, your eternal ruin is assured.
Life is very short, and it ought not to be spent crawling at the feet of miserable scoundrels.
One-half, the finest half, of life is hidden from the man who does not love with passion.