Politics is the art of preventing people from busying themselves with what is their own business.
The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.
God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly.
Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.
History is the science of things which are not repeated.
Politeness is organized indifference.
