One of the most hopeful situations in life is when we are in such bad shape that we couldn't be worse off.
Those who want reforms must expect resistance from those who profit from the old order.
Niccolo Machiavelli
In parties, it is more difficult to live with those who are part of them than to act against those who oppose them.
Jean Retz
The most corrosive of all acids is silence.
Andreas Frangias
The self is hateful... but it is the self of others.
Paul Valery
Swearers, like liars, end up not deserving of credit even if they tell the truth.
Marquis of Maricá