Like all wage slaves, he had two crosses to bear: the people he worked for and the people he worked with

Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.

To state a lie firmly, categorically and with great authority, undeterred by the fact that all concerned know it to be a lie, is one of the principal activities defined by the term practising law.

The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test.

Like all wage slaves, he had two crosses to bear: the people he worked for and the people he worked with

Powerful men in particular suffer from the delusion that human beings have no memories. I would go so far as to say that the distinguishing trait of powerful men is the psychotic certainty that people forget acts of infamy as easily as their parents birth

Consistency is a virtue for trains.