It is an infantile superstition of the human spirit that virginity would be thought a virtue and not the barrier that separates ignorance from knowledge.

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

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

I swear that, not being able to be yours, I will belong to no one.

An admiral should be put to death now and then to encourage the others.

Weakness on both sides is, as we know, the motto of all quarrels.

Everything can be borne except contempt.