The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.
Let us read, and let us dance — these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.
The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.
As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities.
Prejudice is opinion without judgement.
To really enjoy pleasures, you must know how to leave them.