Il est plus difficile de s’empêcher d’être gouverné que de gouverner les autres. - François de La Rochefoucauld

Satire is at once the most agreeable and most dangerous of mental qualities. It always pleases when it is refined, but we always fear those who use it too much, yet satire should be allowed when unmixed with spite, and when the person satirised can join in the satire. It is unfortunate to have a satirical turn without affecting to be pleased or without loving to jest.

It is no tragedy to do ungrateful people favors, but it is unbearable to be indebted to a scoundrel.

Il arrive quelquefois des accidents dans la vie d'où il faut être un peu fou pour se bien tirer.