The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.