History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up.
He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked.
He who seeks truth should be of no country.
The true character of liberty is independence, maintained by force.
It is as impossible to translate poetry as it is to translate music.
Such then is the human condition, that to wish greatness for one's country is to wish harm to one's neighbors.