Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on its own terms.
Never be a cynic, even a gentle one. Never help out a sneer, even at the devil.
History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.
We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.