First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.
Marriage is an alliance entered into by a man who can't sleep with the window shut, and a woman who can't sleep with the window open.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who have not got it.
Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it…
The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.