Of all the ways to deceive others, the pose of seriousness is the one that wreaks the most havoc.
A revolution is the triumph of the ambitious from below over the fearful from above.
Those who wear decorations are like shops with little merchandise that display everything in the shop window.
If it were true that traveling teaches, ticket inspectors would be the wisest men in the world.
The best love letters are written by those who are not in love.
The variety of pretensions is endless. There even exists someone who pretends not to have them.