A yawn may not be polite, but at least it is an honest opinion.
The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.
Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable.
Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor.
Love has various lodgings; the same word does not always signify the same thing.