To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

When one man speaks to another man who doesn't understand him, and when a man who's speaking no longer understands, it's metaphysics.

Everything can be borne except contempt.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.

The adjective is the enemy of the noun. Variant: The adjective is the enemy of the substantive.

To succeed in chaining the multitude, you must seem to wear the same fetters.

The worthy administrators of justice are like a cat set to take care of a cheese, lest it should be gnawed by the mice. One bite of the cat does more damage to the cheese than twenty mice can do.