A good imitation is the most perfect originality
The fate of a nation has often depended upon the good or bad digestion of a prime minister.
We have our arts, the ancients had theirs... We cannot raise obelisks a hundred feet high in a single piece, but our meridians are more exact.
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
Language is a very difficult thing to put into words.
In France every man is either an anvil or a hammer; he is a beater or must be beaten.