"One may smile, and smile, and be a villain."

"In peace there's nothing so becomes a man as modest stillness and humility."

"To hold a pen is to be at war."

"I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."

"Perfect is the enemy of good."

"May God defend me from my friends: I can defend myself from my enemies."