Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.
If the bookseller happens to desire a privilege for his merchandise, whether he is selling Rabelais or the Fathers of the Church, the magistrate grants the privilege without answering for the contents of the book. - Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.
All succeeds with people who are sweet and cheerful.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.