fanaticism

flattery

is a more powerful combatant than avarice.

*Propaganda is that branch of lying which nearly deceives your friends without ever deceiving your enemies.

is appreciated --- people love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth.

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth.

is a place that has always prided itself on its bad manners. That is the real source of our strength.

*In reality, killing time is only the name for another of the multifarious ways by which Time kills us.

is less appreciated than flattery --- people love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth.

is wont to love the lie that saves her pride, but never an unflattering truth.