Ah! the perfidious English! [Fr., Ah! la perfide Angleterre!]

It is only the first obstacle which counts to conquer modesty. [Fr., Il n'y a que le premier obstacle qui coute a vaincre la pudeur.]

To know one's self, one must go all the way to horror.

The worst derangement of the spirit is to believe things because we want them to be so, not because we have seen them for what they are.

Thierry is playing well, he did some nice things against England, ... I did not sense a worried player. He is a leader, although maybe he puts added pressure on himself.

Australia may have lost the Ashes series in England but I am certain they will be a totally different side at home,