There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Everyone would like to behave like a pagan, with everyone else behaving like a Christian.

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more.

He who despairs over an event is a coward, but he who holds hope for the human condition is a fool.

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.