Men and kings must be judged in the testing moments of their lives. Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities, because, as has been said, it is the quality which guarantees all others.

It is not always possible to have everything go as one likes. In working with allies, it sometimes happens that they develop opinions of their own

A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon in your wife’s bed is a cause of the gravest concern.

The most important thing about education is appetite.

Do you know why the nose of the bull dog is sloped backwards? So it can keep on breathing without ever letting go.

In Russia a man is called reactionary if he objects to having his property stolen and his wife and children murdered.

I am very glad there are quite a number of people born with a gift and a liking for all of this; like great chessplayers who play sixteen games at once blindfold and die quite soon of epilepsy. Serve them right! I hope the Mathematicians, however, are well rewarded. I promise never to blackleg their profession nor take the bread out of their mouths.