I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics.
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I adore political parties. They are the only place left to us where people don't talk politics.
There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
It is perfectly monstrous the way people go about nowadays saying things against one, behind one's back, that are absolutely and entirely true.
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.
The growing influence of women is the one reassuring thing in our political life.
To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance.
The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy.
The basis of every scandal is an immoral certainty.
There is no fine art without self-consciousness, and self-consciousness and the critical spirit are one.